This outpatient procedure is a safe and effective way to improve your vision—and many patients say it’s life-changing.

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. In ...

The Conversation reports cataract surgery is safe and common, with over 90% achieving 20/20 vision, but patients need to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TUPELO — Often, it’s while driving at night that a patient first notices the negative effects of cataracts. Blinding headlights ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . It is hard to believe that 17 years have passed since Zoltan Z. Nagy, MD, PhD, performed the first femtosecond ...

Alcon’s LenSx femtosecond laser may be the most significant piece of technology to impact cataract surgery in recent years, allowing surgeons to correct astigmatism in cataract patients by creating ...

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 ...

Clarkston (Mich.) Surgery Center is offering patients femtosecond laser cataract surgery using the LenSx Laser System, according to The Oakland Press report. 1. The bladeless, laser-assisted LenSx ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . When we think of robotic eye surgery, we may mistakenly picture futuristic machines taking over while human ...

Malibu-based robotics company Horizon Surgical Systems Inc. unveiled last week what it touts to be the world’s first cataract surgery performed using its robotic surgical platform. The announcement ...

Maintaining your eye health should be just as routine as scheduling an annual physical or dental check-up. As we age, natural changes in the eyes can make everyday activities—like reading ...

Cataract surgery is one of the most popular and commonly performed procedures in the world. The vast majority of patients have excellent outcomes with few complications. Here are the numbers: By age ...