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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Intraoperative Descemet’s detachment after the lens capsule is opened but before complete extraction of the ...

For many young ophthalmologists, the backbone of daily clinical practice is formed by cataract surgery. Surgeons strive to improve patient outcomes, enhance the patient experience and make their ...

Here are 14 findings — clinical and non-clinical — from two AAAHC Institute for Quality Improvement 2010 studies on cataract extraction with lens insertion. Seventy-eight organizations participated in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This retrospective study suggests that lens extraction by phacoemulsification leads to a significant drop in IOP and/or a reduction in the need for pressure-lowering medication. Contrary to earlier ...

The planned Phase 3 study is a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-masked, multicenter clinical trial designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of TRIESENCE in patients undergoing cataract ...

Older New Zealanders in residential care have inadequate access to vision and hearing tests, according to new University of Otago—Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka research. Swiss eyecare firm Alcon said on Monday ...

Here are 10 clinical findings from an AAAHC Institute for Quality Improvement 2011 study on cataract extraction with lens insertion. One-hundred organizations that perform a combined total of more ...