More than half of U.S. adults 80 and older either have cataracts or have had surgery to remove them [1]. With cataracts, the ...

Sir Harold made his medical breakthrough after treating a Spitfire pilot who had splinters of acrylic in his eye.

Cataracts—the cloudy lenses that blur vision for many as they age—now have a high-tech solution. Bladeless cataract surgery uses advanced laser technology to make the procedure quicker, safer, and ...

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.

If you're new to Medicare or considering making changes to your plan in the future, you may be wondering about specific coverage areas. For instance, can Medicare help with eye ...

The NHS is celebrating 75 years of cataract surgery, an operation which helps restore vision. The operation involves removing a lens - a small transparent disc inside the eye - that has become cloudy ...

The warning was issued by the Commerce Commission to the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists.

The operation involves removing a lens - a small transparent disc inside the eye - that has become cloudy and replacing it with one made out of acrylic plastic. Without the operation, the cloudy ...

In the front of the eye, a lens brings images into focus onto the retina. “The lens typically is clear when we are born, but gets cloudy with time/age,” says Trief. As the lens fogs up ...