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 ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – There is new hope for millions of cataract sufferers around the country. A new, FDA-approved lens implant offers near, intermediate and distance focus for patients who undergo ...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Cheryl Henry remembers putting on her first pair of glasses in second grade and getting a whole new view of her family’s Iowa farm. “Mom,” she recalls saying, “did you know you can ...

It’s a procedure that everyone, if they live long enough, will need eventually. For 55-year-old Kate Reiss, the future is now after her visit to the Medical University of South Carolina’s Storm Eye ...

WEBVTT TEPHANIE". REPORTER CATARACTS ARE THE LEADING CAUSE OF BLINDNESS IN THE WORLD. IMAGINE NOT BEI ABLE TO SEE ANYTHING ON THIS BOARD. WELL, NOW A NEW LENS AND A QUICK SURGERY ARE BRINGING ALL THIS ...

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 ...

Few decisions in life are more impactful than the choice to undergo cataract surgery - and how to have it done. Because cataract surgery is so common, many patients don’t realize it involves important ...

The thought of chunking out eye glasses and contact lenses has more people willing to go under the knife. Even degenerative conditions, like cataracts, can be wiped out thanks to lens implants.

LAKE CHARLES, LA (KPLC) - Lens implants are used to treat patients with cataracts, but most lenses only focus on specific vision issues, like nearsightedness or farsightedness. In this Healthcast, we ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . I recently did a cataract surgery for a very well-read patient who elected to have a premium lens implant. I ...

Inside the eye, we have a lens, known as the crystalline lens. This is a clear structure when we are born but it continues to produce cells as we grow older. This is part of the normal process of ...

Cheryl Henry of Omaha this month became the first person in Nebraska to receive a new type of lens implant that improves vision at all distances. Here, Kugler and Henry at a lens implant follow-up ...