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.

Sonia H. Yoo, MD, a cornea, cataract, and refractive surgery specialist and a member of the planning committee for the ...

Falls Church, Virginia - Cataract surgery is one of the most commonly performed medical procedures in the United States, yet many patients face uncertainty when trying to understa ...

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 ...

Harold Ridley successfully implanted the world’s first artificial intraocular lens.

A recent study published in the Clinical Ophthalmology journal found the potential connection between birth weight (BW) and ...

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A study reveals that lutein, present in fruit and vegetables, improves vision and protects the skin, which promotes new ...

Krupa Mistry, advanced clinical hospital optometrist at St Thomas’ Hospital, on specialising in cornea and cataracts and summoning the courage to leave the NHS trust that had been her home since quali ...

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 mor ...

Night driving glasses claim to help you see at night when you are behind the wheel. But do they actually work, and are they ...