From mythical thorn bushes to flying aces, the remarkable history of one of medicine’s most routine procedures.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Intraoperative Descemet’s detachment after the lens capsule is opened but before complete extraction of the ...

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 ...

If you’re new to Medicare or considering making changes to your plan in the future, you may be wondering about specific coverage areas. For instance, can Medicare help with eye health, namely cataract ...

Cataract surgery is linked with lower falls and reductions in fall-related traumatic injuries in older adults, a new study finds. Authors of the report, published Tuesday in the Journal of the ...

Here are 14 findings — clinical and non-clinical — from two AAAHC Institute for Quality Improvement 2010 studies on cataract extraction with lens insertion. Seventy-eight organizations participated in ...

The following article was originally published in Preventing Infection in Ambulatory Care, the quarterly e-publication from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . This issue’s cover story on refractive cataract surgery is timely. The American Society of Cataract and ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on countries to improve their global cataract care, after new findings suggest that millions of people living with cataract still do not have access to ...

Older adults who had cataract removal to restore their vision had a lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. By Nicholas Bakalar Surgery to remove cataracts, which cause the ...