A cataract is when the natural lens inside the eye turns cloudy, leading to decreased vision. In the old days, cataract surgery was considered only when the cataract was ripe or fully mature. In ...

TUPELO — Often, it’s while driving at night that a patient first notices the negative effects of cataracts. Blinding headlights from oncoming traffic force them to look at the lines on the road, ...

The emotional weight behind eye surgery also comes from the stakes involved. People worry about protecting their vision, and ...

Cataract surgery is currently the only proven way to treat cataracts in adults. For most people, surgery restores vision and has no complications. It’s a quick, outpatient procedure with a fast ...

METAIRIE, La. — Cataract surgery is one of the top five medical procedures in the U.S. And now there's a quicker way to give you clear vision back. It is all done in the doctor's office in about 15 ...

Cataract surgery is being done in eye surgeons’ offices, rather than in a hospital or surgical center Patients receive the surgery with minimal sedation using diazepam pills More than 99% of patients ...

Christine L. 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. Cataracts can't come ...

The lens of your eye is an olive-shaped portion that sits just behind the cornea, pupil, and iris. It changes shape to help focus on different distances that we see. Many things can go wrong with the ...

The province's newest cataract clinic was almost forced to shut down until April because it completed its allocated volume of ...

Cataract surgery is a quick, painless surgery to remove a cloudy lens that’s causing vision issues. You receive a new intraocular lens that also corrects nearsightedness and farsightedness. You only ...

Patients receive the surgery with minimal sedation using diazepam pills More than 99% of patients decided to have their second eye surgery done in the office, after their experience with the first ...