What are the signs that show I need cataract surgery? “There are several key signs that someone may need cataract surgery,” ...

Because of increasing interest in refractive cataract surgery, it is important to be able to achieve emmetropia postoperatively. This is done by selecting the appropriate IOL, which typically corrects ...

The HumanOptics Torica-s is available from 2 to 12-D in 1-D increments. † As of December 2010. IOL: Intraocular lens. Residual postoperative corneal astigmatism is an important cause of poor ...

Astigmatism management at the time of cataract surgery is something that, in my opinion, all surgeons should be comfortable addressing. Whether you treat it with a blade, laser, or intraocular lens, ...

With refractive cataract surgery, it is important to address corneal astigmatism at the time of the procedure. For small degrees of corneal astigmatism, making the clear corneal phaco incision at the ...

Bernard Meyers is almost blind in his right eye, making it critical to for him to have a fully functioning left eye. When his eyesight deteriorated to the point when he could no longer read the ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I need to have cataract surgery, but I also have astigmatism. Is it possible to have them both fixed at the same time? If so, what will the recovery be like? ANSWER: In many cases, ...

Pellucid marginal degeneration (PMD) is an idiopathic, noninflammatory thinning disorder normally involving the inferior peripheral part of the cornea, concentric with the limbus, between the 4 and 8 ...