Cataract

A tear of the posterior capsule is a common intraoperative complication and will occur occasionally even with the most experienced surgeons. If you comanage cataract patients, you have seen a broken capsule.

INDIANAPOLIS — Emphasizing the importance of routine eye exams is one way optometrists can combat disparities in cataract surgery outcomes, according to research presented at Academy 2024.

Dementia has been reported to affect nearly 55 million people worldwide, a number that is expected to rise to 78 million in 2030 and 139 million in 2050.

Cataract surgery is a highly refined procedure nowadays.

Systemic and ocular comorbidities are common in the patient who presents for cataract surgery.

Compared with methods of manual cataract extraction, phacoemulsification offers so many benefits such as a smaller incision, a higher margin of safety and a faster recovery of vision for our patients.

Welcome to another edition of CEDARS/ASPENS Debates. CEDARS/ASPENS is a society of cornea, cataract and refractive surgery specialists, here to discuss some of the latest hot topics in ophthalmology.

The first patient has been dosed in a pivotal phase 3 program of a needle- and opioid-free sedation for cataract surgery, according to a press release from Melt Pharmaceuticals.

Prevent Blindness has declared June as Cataract Awareness Month, and the organization reports that cataract — the primary cause of vision loss in the U.S. — affects more than 20 million Americans aged 40 years and older.

After my dad got cataract surgery with monofocal IOLs aimed for plano, he wasn’t supposed to be able to read without glasses. And yet, to his utter delight, he could.