A panelist discusses how various factors influence IOL selection for cataract surgery patients, including patient lifestyle ...

This outpatient procedure is a safe and effective way to improve your vision—and many patients say it’s life-changing.

Medicare covers “cataract surgery that implants conventional ... Medicare does not pay for tinted or oversized lenses, progressive bifocals, scratch resistant or antireflective coating.

All the babies had a cataract in one eye. Infants who are born with visually significant cataracts undergo surgery to remove the cloudy natural lens of the eye. In this study, babies received either a ...

Modern cataract surgery is a safe, effective procedure, but it wasn't always this way. The earliest record dates back to the fifth century BC.

A lens implant that can change focus like a natural lens promises to make cataract patients’ eyesight almost as good as it was when they were A lens implant that can change focus like a natural ...

Cataract: A clouding of the lens in the eye that affects vision. Phacoemulsification: A modern cataract surgery technique that uses ultrasound waves to break up the cloudy lens for removal.

so surgery was restricted to so-called ripe lenses: cataracts so hardened that they would not break into pieces as they were being removed. This limited the surgery to only the most advanced ...

It’s a common condition in older adults. With a cataract, your lens becomes cloudy. Your vision gets hazy, and it feels like you’re looking though a smudged window. There’s no way to prevent ...