Cataract surgery is currently the only proven way to treat cataracts in adults. For most people, surgery restores vision and has no complications. It’s a quick, outpatient procedure with a fast ...

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. It also marks part one of ...

How do cataracts affect your vision? Vision changes are a common side effect of growing older. As your eye ages, your vision may worsen as the lens loses convexity, or the ability to relax, which is ...

Patients could safely be given double cataract surgery and may even recover more quickly if both eyes are operated on at the same time, new research suggests. People who need double cataract surgery ...

The extraocular muscles are involved in moving the eyes in different directions as well as keeping them straight so that we are able to perceive one single image. When there is a deviation of one or ...

The American Academy of Ophthalmology said cataracts affect nearly 25 million people over 40. Three to four million of them have surgery to fix the clouded, dim vision cataracts cause every year. Now, ...

The decision to have cataract surgery is often delayed. While many people may detect subtle changes in the sharpness of their vision, it’s often not until vision is significantly compromised that many ...

During the 2025 Academy Awards ceremony, actress Goldie Hawn was presenting an award alongside actor Andrew Garfield. Struggling to read the teleprompter, Hawn told Garfield he'd have to fly solo with ...

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 ...