PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – There is new hope for millions of cataract sufferers around the country. A new, FDA-approved lens implant offers near, intermediate and distance focus for patients who undergo ...

Q: How successful is cataract surgery and IOL implantation? A: More than 95 percent of persons are satisfied with IOL implant and there is significant improvement of vision post-surgery. The few who ...

Most people have a relative, friend or neighbor who has had to deal with a cataract. Nearly 24.5 million Americans age 40 or older are affected by cataracts, and it’s the leading cause of blindness ...

The vast majority of patients receiving lens implants still are treating cataracts. In terms of sheer numbers, cataract surgery is the most common surgical procedure in the United States. Everyone ...

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 ...

Cataract: A condition in which the crystalline lens of the eye becomes opaque. Contact lenses: Lenses which fit directly on the eyeball under the eyelids. Glaucoma: Condition which damages field of ...

This World Sight Day learn more about the largest cause of blindness across the globe and how one can address them. Vision problems become more and more challenging with age. Eyesight gets blurry, ...

John A. Hovanesian, MD, FACS: Today we are speaking with Dr. George Beiko, who is in private practice in St. Catharines in Ontario. Dr. Beiko, thanks for joining us. George Beiko, BM, BCh, FRCSC: ...

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 ...

Cheryl Henry of Omaha this month became the first person in Nebraska to receive a new type of lens implant that improves vision at all distances. Here, Kugler and Henry at a lens implant follow-up ...