Cataract surgery removes the clouded lens of the eye and replaces it with a new, clear lens. Ivan-balvan/iStock via Getty Images Plus Cataract surgery is one of the most popular and commonly performed ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery with implantation of multifocal IOLs showed comparable outcomes ...

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. Cataract surgery is one of the most popular and commonly performed procedures in the world. The vast majority of patients have excellent ...

Same-day bilateral cataract surgery led to vision outcomes that were at least as good as those with delayed sequential procedures, with limited impact on most patients' daily activities, according to ...

Copenhagen, Denmark: The results of two new studies show that it can be safe, effective and practical for most patients to have cataract surgery on both eyes in one day. Both studies will be presented ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . After my dad got cataract surgery with monofocal IOLs aimed for plano, he wasn’t supposed to be able to read ...

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 ...

Dear Savvy Senior: How does Medicare cover cataract surgery? My eye doctor recently told me that I’ve developed cataracts and should consider making plans for surgery in the next year or so. — Almost ...

• By age 80, over half of all Americans have cataracts. • Close to 4 million cataract surgeries are performed in the U.S. every year. • Over 90% of patients have 20/20 vision with glasses after ...

As ophthalmologists who have performed thousands of these procedures, we know that many patients have misconceptions about both cataracts and the surgery. For example, some think a cataract is a ...