This operation removes the cloudy lens and replaces it with an artificial lens implant. This makes sight clear again and ...

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 ...

For some people, poor eye sight is just part of getting older. More than half of all Americans develop cataracts by the age of 80. While cataract surgery has been around for a long time, new ...

Cataract removal is one of the most common, safe and effective surgical procedures performed in the United States (nearly 4 million in 2015). Thanks to the purchase of the CENTURION® Vision System, ...

Small pupils not only can lead to increased surgical times and difficulty in removing the cataract but also are associated with a higher complication rate, including posterior capsular rupture. Every ...

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 ...

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 ...

This issue’s cover story on refractive cataract surgery is timely. The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery just hosted the successful first Business of Refractive Cataract Surgery ...

The following Q&A comes from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services website. Q: What is the payment policy for an Astigmatism-Correcting Intraocular Lens (A-C IOL) inserted following removal of ...

The following Q&A comes from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services website. Q: What codes should hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and physicians use to report astigmatism-correcting ...