The Conversation reports cataract surgery is safe and common, with over 90% achieving 20/20 vision, but patients need to ...

Cataracts are an unfortunate part of aging for millions, but a new device is helping doctors remove cataracts with less risk of damaging delicate tissue. Cataracts affect more than 22 million ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cataracts remain one of the world’s leading causes of vision loss, touching nearly every family at some point. Even when ...

Cataract surgery is linked with lower falls and reductions in fall-related traumatic injuries in older adults, a new study finds. Authors of the report, published Tuesday in the Journal of the ...

Columnist Kathe Tanner has no intention of giving up these circa-1980 sunglasses just because she’s having cataract surgery and getting a replacement lens in each eye. But anticipating the surgery is ...

What do I need to know about cataracts if my loved one has dementia? Not everyone with dementia has cataracts nor do all patients with cataracts have dementia, but a significant number will have both ...