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

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 ...

When your vision dims, so can your joy. Simple pleasures like reading your favorite book, tending to your garden, or seeing ...

TUPELO — Often, it’s while driving at night that a patient first notices the negative effects of cataracts. Blinding headlights from oncoming traffic force them to look at the lines on the road, ...

What are the signs that show I need cataract surgery? "There are several key signs that someone may need cataract surgery," explains Dr. Levenson. These include: He points out that the choice to ...

It’s normal to have anxiety about cataract surgery—and even postpone scheduling the procedure out of fear. But it shouldn’t be that way. Dr. Jeff Dello Russo, an ophthalmologist at Dello Russo Laser ...

It is hard to believe that 17 years have passed since Zoltan Z. Nagy, MD, PhD, performed the first femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery procedure worldwide. At the time, the main advantages of ...

Cataract surgery is a quick, painless surgery to remove a cloudy lens that’s causing vision issues. You receive a new intraocular lens that also corrects nearsightedness and farsightedness. You only ...

Dear Savvy Senior: How does Medicare cover cataract surgery? My eye doctor recently told me that I’ve developed cataracts and should consider making plans for surgery in the next year or so. — Almost ...

Alcon’s LenSx femtosecond laser may be the most significant piece of technology to impact cataract surgery in recent years, allowing surgeons to correct astigmatism in cataract patients by creating ...

An expert discusses how she treated a 70-year-old patient with high myopia with mild glaucoma and cataracts using a light ...