Q: What do I expect when I have cataract surgery? A: The human eye functions like a camera. The lens inside the eye focuses the images onto the retina so we can see. So, when the lens becomes cloudy, ...

As an ophthalmologist over the past two decades, I have had the privilege of helping thousands of patients regain their vision and restore their quality of life through cataract surgery. While the ...

Ophthalmologists may be able to safely cut back on having anesthesiologists or nurse anesthetists routinely at bedside during cataract surgery, which accounts for more than two million surgeries per ...

As ophthalmologists who have performed thousands of these procedures, we know that many patients have misconceptions about both cataracts and the surgery. For example, some think a cataract is a ...

Ophthalmologists may be able to safely cut back on having anesthesiologists or nurse anesthetists routinely at bedside during cataract surgery, which accounts for more than two million surgeries per ...

Cataract surgeries performed in a surgery suite in the ophthalmologist’s office had significantly lower complication rates than operations performed in an ambulatory surgery center, a study of more ...

The natural lens inside the eye is positioned behind the color or iris of the eye. The function of this lens is to focus incoming light on the retina, permitting sharp vision for all distances. To see ...

SHREVEPORT, La. — Cataracts are the number one cause of blindness worldwide. In wealthier countries like the U.S., however, easy access to surgery makes cataract blindness less common. Dr. Chris ...

For some people, poor eye sight is just part of getting older. More than half of all Americans develop cataracts by the age of 80. While cataract surgery has been around for a long time, new ...

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will pay $925,000 to a man whose eyeball exploded during a routine outpatient cataract operation due to a misplaced local anesthetic, according to a Connecticut ...

Cataracts are one of the most common causes of vision loss in adults over the age of 60, and for those seeking cataract surgery in Alexandria, Vance Thompson Vision offers nationally recognized care ...