More than half of U.S. adults 80 and older either have cataracts or have had surgery to remove them [1]. With cataracts, the ...

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With thousands of successful procedures performed every year, Sandonia has become Europe’s leading provider of eye surgery, ...

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.

Intraocular Lens (IOL): A synthetic lens implanted in the eye during cataract surgery to replace the eye's natural lens. Blue Light-Filtering (BLF) Lens: An IOL designed to reduce the amount of ...

Patients with varying stages of glaucoma saw no significant difference in outcomes between standard and enhanced monofocal ...

Cataracts—the cloudy lenses that blur vision for many as they age—now have a high-tech solution. Bladeless cataract surgery uses advanced laser technology to make the procedure quicker, safer, and ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - For patients needing cataract surgery, the new Light Adjustable Lens could be a game changer when it comes to fine tuning eyesight after surgery. It’s the first and only ...

Your eye doctor ... normally clear lens that’s behind your pupil can make the world look blurry, hazy and less colorful. The right treatment: Everyone is likely to develop cataracts in later ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has increased its coverage for patients in need of cataract surgery and the insertion of a replacement artificial lens.

Learn more about laser eye surgery. During cataract surgery, a surgeon inserts an intraocular lens (IOL). Medicare may not cover all types of IOLs. However, it does pay for monofocal lenses.