In earlier years I had the unique opportunity to work in blindness prevention programs worldwide with an international non-governmental organization, Project ORBIS, Inc., which was in its formative ...

Rates of cataract formation and extraction after Descemet’s stripping endothelial keratoplasty were markedly higher in patients older than 50 years than in younger patients, a study found. Cataract ...

Cataracts, which can have devastating effects on the eye, affect 42 percent of the population between the ages of 70 and 80, and 68 percent of the population over the age of 80, according to the ...

Cataracts are a leading cause of blindness worldwide and are considered a priority disease by the World Health Organization.

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Patients older than 50 years had higher rates of ...

Researchers demonstrate that a finely tuned balance of attractions between proteins keeps the lens of the eye transparent, and that even a small change in this balance can cause proteins to aggregate, ...

A new drug being developed by Calpain Therapeutics in Australia can delay cataracts forming and slow cataract growth, according to an Institute of Photonics and Advanced Sensing report. The drug could ...

Cataracts are the most common eye ailment in humans. However, the exact processes leading to this condition are not fully understood. A team of researchers headed by the Technical University of Munich ...

This outpatient procedure is a safe and effective way to improve your vision—and many patients say it’s life-changing.