Extracapsular cataract removal with intraocular lens implantation is the most commonly billed Medicare procedure at ASCs, ...

There’s a lot to think about and consider leading up to cataract surgery, enough so that maybe you haven’t even thought a ...

As more high-acuity procedures become available in the ASC setting, less-invasive procedures, like cataract surgery and hand ...

About 90% of patients see better after surgery, says a top eye expert. Here's what experts say about the best timing for cataract surgery in both eyes.

Cataract surgery is a safe, quick and effective way ... The patient is typically awake during the procedure, but may receive local anesthesia or sedation. Vision usually improves within a few ...

Larsen, MD, is an ophthalmologist practicing at Minnesota Eye Consultants where she serves as medical director for the four ancillary surgery centers in the practice. A cataract is a cloudiness ...

We hypothesize that trauma/pressure in the retrobulbar space in this patient induced by the retrobulbar block triggered local inflammatory and immune responses, which in turn caused progression of ...

Terminal Sedation (TS) refers to the use of sedatives in dying patients until the point of death. The following limits are commonly applied: (1) symptoms should be refractory, (2) sedatives should be ...

As a result, he lost the vision in his right eye. Like him, despite the availability of advanced cataract surgery treatment facilities, many patients delay eye surgery owing to lack of awareness ...

Or you might get general anesthesia — medicine that helps you go to sleep during surgery. To do the procedure, your doctor will: Make a cut in the outer layer of your eye Cut through the white ...