Let’s be real: the thought of eye surgery makes many people anxious. It’s completely normal to feel uneasy about a procedure ...

Cataracts, a major cause of vision problems, particularly in older adults, can be effectively treated with modern surgery.

A cataract is when the natural lens inside the eye turns cloudy, leading to decreased vision. In the old days, cataract surgery was considered only when the cataract was ripe or fully mature. In ...

Photojournalist Stephen Shames had been told for several years that he would eventually need to have cataract surgery. But as he was having more difficulty reading, driving and focusing his camera ...

Patients who have a new type of lens implanted in their eyes during surgery for cataracts or to correct their eyesight have excellent or good vision over distances both near and far, and often no ...

The results of two new studies show that it can be safe, effective and practical for most patients to have cataract surgery on both eyes in one day. Both studies were presented at the 43rd Congress of ...

Patients could safely be given double cataract surgery and may even recover more quickly if both eyes are operated on at the same time, new research suggests. People who need double cataract surgery ...

Same-day cataract surgery on both eyes can be safe, effective and practical -- and it can reduce costs, according to a pair ...

Patients who have a new type of lens implanted in their eyes during surgery for cataracts or to correct their eyesight have ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m 95 years old and was wondering if it would be advisable to have cataract surgery at my age. I had a cataract removed from my left eye, and it was very successful. My eye doctor ...

People who need double cataract surgery usually have an operation on one eye and receive treatment for the second later ...

Cataracts increased the risk of fracture by as much as 51%, which could be substantially reduced by cataract surgery, a ...