Cataracts remain one of the world’s leading causes of vision loss, touching nearly every family at some point. Even when surgery restores sight, the relief does not always last. Many patients develop ...

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 ...

As ophthalmologists, we know that many patients have misconceptions about cataracts and the related surgery. But we also know cataract surgery is one of the most commonly performed procedures in the ...

A cataract is a cloudiness that forms on the eye's natural lens, causing blurry, dull vision, increased light sensitivity, and poor night vision. Cataract surgery restores clear vision by removing the ...

In a retrospective study of 36,652 cataract surgery patients, nearly 90% of the surgical procedures were performed in the presence of an anesthesiologist. The rate of complications within 7 days after ...

Aging is a natural part of life, and as we grow older, our bodies go through various changes. Our hair turns gray, our joints ache a bit more and our energy levels fluctuate. But one aspect of aging ...

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It’s not surprising that these questions come up so regularly. Cataract surgery is perhaps the most common elective surgery in the nation. One in nine elective procedures is cataract extraction.

Giving patients oral diazepam before they undergo cataract surgery, instead of running an intravenous (IV) drip with sedatives, can provide adequate, complication-free sedation, a single-center study ...

A cataract is the clouding of the natural lens inside the eye. Traditional cataract surgery was performed through an incision around 12 mm or 0.5 inch wide. Before surgical microscopes and fine ...

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 ...