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

A cataract is a clouding of the naturally clear ... It involves small incisions, removal of the cloudy lens, and replacement with an artificial plastic lens. Medicare Part B does help to cover ...

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.

Natural lenses start out clear when we're young, but they can cloud over as we age. Cataract removal involves removing the eye's clouded natural lens and replacing it with a clear artificial lens ...

Medicare does not usually cover vision care but it may cover some cataract surgeries if they are medically necessary and the doctor performing the surgery accepts Medicare for payment. Researchers ...

The study, by Daniel V. Palanker of Stanford University in Stanford, Calif., and colleagues, was titled, "Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery." ...

The first reported surgical removal of a cataract from the eye occurred in Paris in 1748. [13] The advent of topical anesthesia made this procedure more practical. The early techniques involved ...

The laser also softens and breaks up the hard cataract into tiny pieces allowing for gentler and easier cataract removal. Using a three-dimensional imaging method, the laser takes photographs and ...

The study, by Daniel V. Palanker of Stanford University in Stanford, Calif., and colleagues, was titled, "Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery." ...