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 ...

The Conversation reports cataract surgery is safe and common, with over 90% achieving 20/20 vision, but patients need to understand various aspects before the procedure.

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 ...

When bilateral cataract surgery becomes necessary, many patients are faced with the alluring prospect of reducing or even eliminating the need to use spectacles for distance and near vision. Patients ...

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

A cataract is the opacification of the eye's natural lens, usually causing gradual eyesight deterioration and potentially leading to blindness. Current treatment involves replacing the opacified lens ...

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 ...

Corneal refractive surgery has been performed on millions of patients to decrease their spectacle dependence. Most of these patients have high expectations of visual function—but as these patients age ...

We have been discussing various lens-based procedures for the correction of presbyopia. Last month I outlined the details of the blended vision lens implant approach, which relies heavily on the ...

Mr. Clint Wolf didn't quite get the facts straight in his article, “Seeing world with new eyes,” which has led to some public misconceptions. First of all, Dr. Townshend is not performing a new ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cataract surgery removes the clouded lens of the eye and replaces it with a new, clear lens. Ivan-balvan/iStock via Getty Images ...