Study findings Among those surveyed, 36% reported fear of cataract surgery, and more than half of those specifically feared it would lead to vision loss. However, researchers found no correlation ...

In the U.S., cataracts are so prevalent that by the age of 80 or older, more than 50% of Americans will either have them or have had surgery to remove them, according to the National Eye Institute.

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. ...

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 ...

EyeCare Partners Presents Latest Innovations in Eye Care at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) 2025 in Los Angeles EyeCare Partners (ECP), the nation’s leading ...

Fear of vision loss may deter some patients from undergoing necessary cataract surgery, according to a newly published study. Cataracts are the leading cause of reversible blindness, and surgery ...

A WOMAN living in Evesham has gained a new lease of life after undergoing surgery following her cataracts diagnosis. Lorraine Warner, aged 60, lives at learning disability charity Hft’s supported ...

announced today that its technologies will be featured in various scientific programming at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) annual meeting, being held April 25-28, 2025 ...

An idealistic ophthalmologist, he came up with an ingenious way to treat blindness in far-flung places: by outfitting an ...

and the proportion of endogenous versus exogenous origin in the operating theater, remain unknown. The lowest SSI rates are observed in elective uncomplicated cataract surgery and in clean ...