While surgery is generally simple and safe, the number of people who need it is set to double in the next 20 years as populations age. And for many, it remains prohibitively costly. The chain of research leading to the potential cure began with two children—patients of lead researcher Kang...
Cataract Cure Cuts Need for Eye SurgerySCIENTISTS in Scotland are developing a laser cure that willrevolutionise treatment for...Watson, Jeremy
Once the entire lens is removed, it is replaced with a clear implant called anintraocular lens (IOL)to restore vision. In most cases, the eye heals quickly after surgery without stitches. Today, several steps in cataract surgery can be performed with a computer-controlled laser instead of hand...
However, it is important to note that eyeglasses and contacts cannot cure cataracts. If you are looking for a more permanent solution, refractive surgery may be an option. This type of eye surgery reshapes the cornea to improve vision. LASIK, PRK, and SMILE are all examples of refractive s...
Yes. By age 65, over 90% of Americans have a cataract, whether mild or severe. The only cure for cataracts is to remove them through cataract surgery. Cataract surgery has evolved enough to be safe, reliable and easy (for a trained professional). ...
In the past, the only treatment available for this chronic condition was surgery, which by its very nature can lead to serious complications. We must also consider that the replacement of a natural lens with a plastic one leads to a loss in accommodation; in brief a plastic lens is not as...
Refractive surgery Several ophthalmologists reported good results in treating high myopia, generally 16 diopters or more, with clear lens extraction. William Horatio Bates, MD38 (1860-1931), the controversial ophthalmologist who is best known today for his popular book, Sight Without Glasses, reported...
1. Lectures on the Operative Surgery of the Eye : being t,ie Substance of that Part of the Author's Course of Lectures on the Principles and Practice of Surgery which relates to the Diseases of that Organ ; published for the purpose of assisting iti bringing the Management of these Complai...
Can chronic pain be treated without invasive procedures? When non-drug treatments have failed, surgery can be a lifesaver. However, there is scant evidence that surgical intervention is the most effective treatment for body pain. When non-invasive methods have failed, surgical intervention may be ...
The allure of good diurnal pressure control without eye drops has caught the attention of the large pharmaceutical manufacturers as well as the venture capital world. One would think from all this ophthalmic media attention that an in-office outpatient surgical glaucoma cure was imminent. Although ...