Cataracts remain one of the leading causes of blindness around the world, especially in countries where access to advanced ...

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

A retrospective review of 1300 cataract operations by one surgeon finds office-based surgeries are no less safe than ...

Although manual small incision cataract surgery (SICS) is widely practiced in countries of the global South, there is no ...

Fear of cataract surgery is greater among patients with better vision and is not influenced by knowledge of cataracts or ...

Blood glucose levels in patients with diabetes are strongly correlated with the risk for cystoid macular edema and thickening ...

Cataract surgery is one of the oldest surgical procedures known, first documented in the fifth century BC. [12] In ancient times, cataracts were treated with a technique called couching ...

Surgery is the only treatment that can improve long-term vision loss due to cataracts. However, some people may find that a new glasses or contact lens prescription helps them maintain their sight ...

Generally, post-cataract surgery dry eye is temporary. Still, it can be uncomfortable, as it often causes symptoms like eye irritation and blurry vision. It’s common to have dry eyes after ...

Some people who undergo certain types of laser eye surgery develop cataracts earlier in life than they otherwise might have, according to the U.K. National Health Service (NHS). However ...

Fear of Cataract Surgery and Vision Loss: The Effects of Health Literacy and Patient Comprehension at an Academic Hospital-Based Eye Clinic. Clinical Ophthalmology , 2025; Volume 19: 1103 DOI: 10. ...