The effort to address presbyopia has been called the next challenge of refractive surgery. “The restoration of reading vision for patients with presbyopia is shaping up to be one of the most important ...

Corneal refractive surgery has been performed on millions of patients to decrease their spectacle dependence. Most of these patients have high expectations of visual function—but as these patients age ...

To compare best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and contrast sensitivity (CS) under different levels of illumination in patients who had monofocal and multifocal intraocular lenses (IOLs) and to ...

CEDARS Debates is a monthly feature in Ocular Surgery News. CEDARS — Cornea, External Disease, and Refractive Surgery Society — is a group of cornea, cataract and refractive surgery specialists, here ...

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 ...

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 ...

Patients who have a new type of lens implanted in their eyes during surgery for cataracts or to correct their eyesight have excellent or good vision over distances both near and far, and often no ...

Thanks to a new wearable visual simulator, patients and surgeons are able to see the effects of an intraocular multifocal lens -- which allows seeing at different distances -- in a realistic way ...

• 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 ...

More than three million cataract surgeries performed in Europe annually[1] Basel, Switzerland, June 16, 2015 - Alcon, the global leader in eye care and a division of Novartis, has received European CE ...

Cataract surgery is one of the most popular and commonly performed procedures in the world. The vast majority of patients have excellent outcomes with few complications. Here are the numbers: By age ...