Cataract Awareness Month highlights global efforts to prevent blindness through advancements in surgical care and lens replacement.

Advances in Cataract Surgery Majed Alkharashi; Walter J Stark; Yassine J Daoud Disclosures Expert Rev Ophthalmol. 2013;8 (5):447-456.

Modern cataract surgery is a quick, painless, and bloodless procedure, often performed using laser technology. Recovery is rapid, and there are no seasonal restrictions.

Nevertheless, many seniors don’t get cataract surgery because they fear losing their sight, researchers reported recently in The Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology. More than a third (36%) of a ...

1:55-2:00 p.m., Fritz Hengerer, MD Sustained 10-Year Glaucoma Control after Second-Generation Trabecular Micro-Bypass with or without Cataract Surgery 2:10-2:15 p.m., Zachary Vest, MD 12-Month ...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd Foundation (NNPC), in partnership with the Abia State government, has successfully conducted a week-long outreach program providing free cataract ...

During cataract surgery, your ophthalmologist removes the cloudy lens on your eye (s) and replaces it with an artificial IOL. They may use numbing drops beforehand or give you medications to keep ...

According to Medicare in 2023, based on 2022 payments, cataract surgery costs between $1,800 and $2,800 for each eye for just the surgery and the facility. But estimates vary widely.

Cataracts can't come back after surgery. However, the artificial lens put in the eye during cataract surgery can cause symptoms similar to a cataract.

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.

Blows to the head were sometimes used to try and dislodge the cataract. Dr Nick Summerton, GP and advisor to the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has written a book ...