DEAR DOCTOR K: I'm having cataract surgery in a few weeks. There are so many options for replacement lenses. Which one should I choose? DEAR READER: I can't tell you which you should choose, since I ...
Minimizing residual sphere and cylinder is one method of ensuring patient satisfaction after refractive cataract surgery, ...
What are the signs that show I need cataract surgery? “There are several key signs that someone may need cataract surgery,” explains Dr. Levenson. These include: Blurry or cloudy vision that makes ...
Cataract surgery is a once-in-a-lifetime investment in your eyes that can improve your quality of life for the long term. Advanced lens options can reduce or eliminate the need for glasses after your ...
For adults and children who undergo cataract surgery, implantation of an artificial lens is the standard of care. But a clinical trial suggests that for most infants, surgery followed by the use of ...
Abbott’s Tecnis Symfony Intraocular Lenses earned FDA approval for the treatment of cataracts. During cataract surgery, clinicians remove the eye’s natural lens and replace it with an artificial lens.
Implanting an intraocular lens (IOL) into an adult eye after cataract surgery is an extremely successful procedure since its invention by Sir Harold Ridley. 1 It is often difficult to imagine another ...
Support local journalism. An unlimited digital subscription to floridatoday.com is just $1 for 6 months. Click here and subscribe today. A cataract develops when the natural lens inside the eye ...
Q: When should a person have cataract surgery, and can you ever have them removed? I am concerned, as I am a 65-year-old male with cataracts. Can glasses be prescribed so I never need surgery? I ask ...
(BPT) - Cataract is one of the leading causes of blindness in the United States. Approximately 24.5 million Americans have the lens-clouding eye condition, and the incidence is set to grow by 50 ...
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DEAR DOCTOR K: I’m having cataract surgery in a few weeks. There are so many options for replacement lenses. Which one should I choose? Dr. Anthony L. Komaroff is a physician and professor at Harvard ...