Cataract

A cataract is a clouding of the lens in the eye that affects vision. Most cataracts are related to aging. Cataracts are very common in older people.

What are Cataracts?

Cataracts are whitish or cloudy patches that develop in a person’s eye lens and lead to blurred or clouded vision. Cataracts are the most common cause of visual impairment worldwide.

Strategies to Improve Cataract Surgery Outcomes

Latest Cataract News and Research

Study compares two widely used statins for treating patients with coronary artery disease

Two widely used statins, rosuvastatin and atorvastatin, are equally effective at preventing heart attacks, strokes and death in people with coronary artery disease.

18 Oct 2023

When you think about your health, don’t forget your eyes

I vividly remember that late Friday afternoon when my eye pressure spiked and I staggered on foot to my ophthalmologist's office as the rapidly thickening fog in my field of vision shrouded passing cars and traffic lights.

22 Sep 2023

Next-generation sequencing provides novel insights into the mechanisms underlying autism and myotonic muscular dystrophy

The pathomechanistic connection between autism and myotonic muscular dystrophy type 1.

16 Aug 2023

Vision problems linked to increased risk of dementia

Losing the ability to see clearly, and losing the ability to think or remember clearly, are two of the most dreaded, and preventable, health issues associated with getting older.

1 Aug 2023

Alcohol use raises the risks of 61 diseases in Chinese men

Alcohol consumption increases the risks of over 60 diseases in Chinese men, including many diseases not previously linked to alcohol, according to a new study by researchers from Oxford Population Health, Peking University, and the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. The study is published today in Nature Medicine.

28 Jun 2023

Repeat intraocular corticosteroid injections improve vision in people with persistent or recurrent uveitic macular edema

Repeat treatment with corticosteroid injections improved vision in people with persistent or recurrent uveitis-related macular edema better than two other therapies, according to results from a clinical trial funded by the National Eye Institute.

13 Jun 2023

Diabetes WA calls for greater recognition of diabetes impact on Aboriginal Communities

On National Close the Gap Day (Thursday 16 March), Diabetes WA is calling for greater recognition of the disproportionate impact of diabetes on Aboriginal Communities in Western Australia. Aboriginal West Australians are at far greater risk of diabetes and diabetes-related complications than any other community in the State.

20 Mar 2023

Investigating treat-to-target low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol versus high-intensity statins for coronary artery disease

In a recent study published in JAMA, researchers investigated whether treat-to-target (TTT) low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) therapy was inferior to administering statins of high intensity for clinical outcomes in the long term among coronary artery disease (CAD) patients.

8 Mar 2023

UT Southwestern experts offer several techniques for secondary intraocular lens placement

Patients undergoing cataract surgery typically have their natural lens replaced with an artificial intraocular lens (IOL). But complications occasionally arise that require the placement of a more surgically challenging secondary IOL.

24 Jan 2023

Smoking associated with increased risk of 56 diseases among Chinese adults

Smoking increases the risks of 56 diseases and kills more than 1 million adults in China each year from 22 different causes, according to new research published today in The Lancet Public Health.

1 Dec 2022

An unexplained injury discovered after eye surgery. What should happen next?

When Jerry Bilinski, a 67-year-old retired social worker, scheduled cataract surgery with Carolina Eye Associates near his home in Fayetteville, North Carolina, he expected no drama, just a future with better vision.

29 Nov 2022

Cash for colonoscopies: Colorado tries to lower health costs through incentives

State employees in Colorado are being asked to be better consumers when shopping for health care services. And if they choose lower-cost and higher-quality providers, they could get a check in the mail for a portion of the savings.

2 Nov 2022

New analysis highlights the need to prioritize addressing preventable vision loss in children in America

An analysis of the nation's first and largest comprehensive eye disease registry, the IRIS® Registry, sheds new light on what we thought we knew about childhood blindness in the United States: The leading causes appear to be retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), nystagmus, and cataract, mostly treatable and preventable causes.

3 Oct 2022

Ophthalmologists may be able to safely cut back on having anesthesiologists during cataract surgery

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 year in the U.S., according to a study publishing Oct. 3 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

3 Oct 2022

Cataract

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Cataract Classification

Cataract Treatment

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Cataract Epidemiology

Cataract History

Cataract Research

Cataract Symptoms

Cataracts in Children

Strategies to Improve Cataract Surgery Outcomes

Latest Cataract News and Research

Study compares two widely used statins for treating patients with coronary artery disease

When you think about your health, don’t forget your eyes

Next-generation sequencing provides novel insights into the mechanisms underlying autism and myotonic muscular dystrophy

Vision problems linked to increased risk of dementia

Alcohol use raises the risks of 61 diseases in Chinese men

Repeat intraocular corticosteroid injections improve vision in people with persistent or recurrent uveitic macular edema

Diabetes WA calls for greater recognition of diabetes impact on Aboriginal Communities

Investigating treat-to-target low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol versus high-intensity statins for coronary artery disease

UT Southwestern experts offer several techniques for secondary intraocular lens placement

Smoking associated with increased risk of 56 diseases among Chinese adults

An unexplained injury discovered after eye surgery. What should happen next?

Cash for colonoscopies: Colorado tries to lower health costs through incentives

New analysis highlights the need to prioritize addressing preventable vision loss in children in America

Ophthalmologists may be able to safely cut back on having anesthesiologists during cataract surgery

IRIS Registry presents latest eye research at AAO 2022

The potential of NMR-based blood profiling as a single-domain assay to simultaneously predict multidisease onset

Private equity sees the billions in eye care as firms target high-profit procedures

Over 50 new surgical hubs to open across England to help bust COVID-19 backlogs, Steve Barclay writes

More than 50 new surgical hubs will open for tacking the Covid backlogs

The $18,000 breast biopsy: When having insurance costs you a bundle

From surviving to thriving: a framework for long-term success in people with HIV

Kevin Broadbelt

Michael Stryker

Cataract

Overview

Feature Articles

Cataract Epidemiology

Cataract History

Cataract Research

Cataract Symptoms

Cataracts in Children

Strategies to Improve Cataract Surgery Outcomes

Latest Cataract News and Research

From surviving to thriving: a framework for long-term success in people with HIV

Kevin Broadbelt

Michael Stryker

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