Megan Garvin, 7, waits with her parents Chris and Rosie before undergoing intraocular lens implant eye surgery at the office of Dr. Paul Dougherty in Los Angeles. WASHINGTON — Dr. Paul Dougherty ...

Cataract surgery is a once-in-a-lifetime investment in your eyes that can improve your quality of life for the long term. Advanced lens options can reduce or eliminate the need for glasses after your ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Researchers used implants engineered from pig skin proteins to restore sight in more than a dozen blind people. A total of 20 people with diseased corneas, including 14 people ...

Implanting an Artificial Lens in the Eye to Correct Vision Medically reviewed by Dagny Zhu, MD "Pseudophakia" refers to an artificial or fake lens, also known as an intraocular lens (IOL), that is ...

The implant can help thicken a damaged cornea, the protective outer layer of the eye. Pig tissues could be a more accessible option for patients when human organ donors are scarce. Eye implants made ...

King of Prussia, Penn.-based Kremer Eye Center is one of the first practices in the area to offer light-adjustable implants, the center said Sept. 17. RxSight’s light-adjustable lens is a customizable ...

Q:I've read that there's a new type of cataract surgery that can also correct vision so you don't have to wear reading glasses anymore. What can you tell me about this? I will need cataract surgery in ...

MADISON - A great horned owl named Minerva, believed to be the world's first owl to receive eye lens implants for cataracts, grudgingly endured a follow-up exam Wednesday. "Perfect," said Dr. Chris ...