Removing extremely dense cataracts can often be traumatic to the corneal endothelium due to the increased amount of phacoemulsification energy required to break up tough nuclei. The resulting edema ...

Cataract surgery improved visual acuity for patients with intermediate age-related macular degeneration and neovascular AMD, according to a study published in the Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology.

Aims To assess the change in visual acuity following cataract surgery in the Blue Mountains Eye Study (BMES) population. Change in visual acuity was assessed by age, sex, baseline cataract type, and ...

People with cataract-related vision loss who have had cataract surgery to improve their sight are living longer than those with visual impairment who chose not to have the procedure, according to a ...

Aim To determine the magnitude of visual impairment (VI) resulting from lens opacity/cataract among a rural population in southwestern Nigeria. Results From the enumerated population of 1200 subjects, ...

Evidence does not support the common practice of having patients put a combination of topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and corticosteroids in the eye before and after cataract ...

The top read ophthalmology articles of 2025 focused on a variety of topics within the field, including links between ...

The case of a 5-year-old Cambodian boy with severe cataracts, reducing his vision to only 1/10, has just been successfully ...

Results from a new study show that lifetime lead exposure may increase the risk of developing cataracts. Researchers found that men with high levels of lead in the tibia, the larger of the two leg ...