In routine cataract surgery, the posterior lens capsule plays a pivotal role: It acts as a barrier to separate the anterior segment from the vitreous cavity, it supports the cataract nucleus during ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Posterior polar cataracts are congenital opacities at the posterior pole of the crystalline lens. Multiple ...

We are aware that 38 eyes of 23 patients were included in the study. However, information about patient selection, co-existent or previous ocular disease, or surgical intervention, which may influence ...

Prospective, non-randomised, interventional cohort case series. A total of 27 eyes of 27 patients with diabetic macular oedema received an intravitreal injection of 4 mg (0.1 ml) of triamcinolone ...

Cataract is a clouding of the lens within the eye and affects tens of millions of people. At present, there is no cure for cataract, and consequently the only available method to treat cataract is by ...

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. Cataract surgery is one of the most popular and commonly performed procedures in the world. The vast majority of patients have excellent ...

Cataract surgery removes the clouded lens of the eye and replaces it with a new, clear lens. Ivan-balvan/iStock via Getty Images Plus Cataract surgery is one of the most popular and commonly performed ...

Nishal Patel, MBBS, MRCOphth; Gordon Bowler; Tolulope Adeniji; Alex K. Nugent, BSc; Damion Lake, MBBS, MRCOphth; Sobha Seswathi, MBBS, MRCOphth; N. Victor Chong ...

A cataract is an opacification of the crystalline lens. The crystalline lens is a clear, transparent structure when we are born; it is contained within a capsular bag that is suspended by small fibers ...

• By age 80, over half of all Americans have cataracts. • Close to 4 million cataract surgeries are performed in the U.S. every year. • Over 90% of patients have 20/20 vision with glasses after ...

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 ...