Cataract surgery remains one of the most frequently performed and successful surgical procedures worldwide, involving the removal of a clouded natural lens and its replacement with an intraocular lens ...

Corneal refractive surgery has been performed on millions of patients to decrease their spectacle dependence. Most of these patients have high expectations of visual function—but as these patients age ...

NEUCHATEL, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Swiss Advanced Vision (SAV-IOL) has announced the launch of Project R-TASC, set to disrupt the global intraocular lens (IOL) market. Cataracts are responsible ...

Most people have a relative, friend or neighbor who has had to deal with a cataract. Nearly 24.5 million Americans age 40 or older are affected by cataracts, and it’s the leading cause of blindness ...

The MICS IOLs can be safely implanted through incision less than 1.8 mm. The only limitations for MICS procedure is the small amount of the MICS lenses. Up to now there are only few lenses performing ...

The terminology “quintet” comprises five different techniques that are performed in sequential order to optimize the results of glued IOL surgery. This is specially indicated in cases with greater ...

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: He points out that the choice to ...

Among children who underwent unilateral cataract removal in infancy, risk of glaucoma-related adverse events continues to increase with longer follow-up and is not associated with primary intraocular ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In 2013, Malvina B. Eydelman, MD, director of the FDA’s Division of Ophthalmic and Ear, Nose and Throat Devices, ...