But if you’re struggling with your vision, or have cataracts, is lens replacement surgery really a safe option? Also known as refractive lens exchange, the lens of your eye is replaced with a ...

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

Intraocular Lens (IOL): A synthetic lens implanted in the eye during cataract surgery to replace the eye's natural lens. Blue Light-Filtering (BLF) Lens: An IOL designed to reduce the amount of ...

Infants who are born with visually significant cataracts undergo surgery to remove the cloudy natural lens of the eye. In this study, babies received either a contact lens after surgery or a ...

For those who would like to avoid glasses or contacts, there are several replacement intraocular lens options. And, based on my personal experience (I have had cataract surgery on both eyes), the ...

A cataract is a clouding of the lens in the eye. Cataracts typically grow slowly, causing decreased vision and also glare at night. While cataracts can affect people of all ages, they primarily affect ...

AIM To assess the projected needs for cataract surgery by lens opacity, visual acuity, and patient concern. METHODS Data were collected as part of the Melbourne Visual Impairment Project, a population ...

Creative cataract patient, Helen Spence, developed a unique thank-you for her surgeon following an eye procedure which means ...

Cataracts are a common eye condition characterized by the clouding of the lens, leading to impaired vision. Accurate assessment of cataracts is crucial for determining the appropriate surgical ...

so surgery was restricted to so-called ripe lenses: cataracts so hardened that they would not break into pieces as they were being removed. This limited the surgery to only the most advanced ...

4 University of Lausanne, Department of Radiation Oncology, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland 5 University of Lausanne, Radiation Physics University Institute, Lausanne, Switzerland Background Surgery of ...