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 ...

Despite Carr’s ordeal, astigmatism is relatively common, affecting about 1 in 3 people. It is where the curvature of the eye ...

It was critical that the lens remained intact as it was being removed, so surgery was restricted to so-called ripe lenses: cataracts so hardened that they would not break into pieces as they were ...

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 ...

Also: Laser surgery - reshapes the cornea surgically. Common for myopia but can be used for some hyperopia conditions. Replacement lens - implanting artificial lenses is a recent development ...

The infiltrates rapidly resolved with restoration of vision following contact lens removal and topical antibiotics. The second case presented 2 weeks after surgery with visual loss and similar ...

New technologies have provided alternatives to wearing spectacle lenses: the hard and soft contact lenses, laser surgery to change the shape of the cornea and a replacement lens in the eye.