The capsule is a delicate membrane that originally covered the natural lens and holds the artificial lens following surgery. Tears in the capsule can adversely affect the visual outcomes following ...

Cataract surgery is a common eye treatment that replaces the lens in your eye to help correct cloudy, blurry vision that can form as you age.

In 2002, Gottsch, who specializes in corneal diseases and transplants, identified a rare hereditary syndrome he named EDICT - an acronym for its unusual combination of symptoms: corneal endothelial ...

Cataract Surgery Costs Costs for cataract surgery vary depending on the ophthalmologist, the state in which the surgery is performed and the operating facility at which it’s performed.

Modern cataract surgery is a safe, effective procedure, but it wasn't always this way. The earliest record dates back to the fifth century BC.

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 ...

Certain symptoms of dry eye can last for as long as 3 months after cataract surgery, a new meta-analysis found.

Fuchs’ dystrophy tends to affect older people who may also have cataracts. When a cataract is the primary reason for decreased vision, cataract surgery may be performed alone.

Background/Aim To identify changes in endothelial cell density (ECD) and central corneal thickness (CCT) in eyes undergoing femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) compared with ...

Posterior surface depression detected by Scheimpflug tomography predicts postoperative corneal edema after uncomplicated phacoemulsification for cataracts associated with Fuchs endothelial corneal ...