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Cataracts are the most common reason for blindness in today’s world. Cataracts are when the lens in your eye becomes clouded and while often associated with the elderly, it also affects the young and ...

To provide an update on the risk factors for cataract development. Age and heredity are the most important risk factors associated with the different types of cataract. While the hereditary component ...

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. It also marks part two of ...

July 16, 2012 — After adoption of phacoemulsification as the procedure of choice to repair cataracts, the risk for retinal detachment (RD) dropped significantly between 1989 and 2001, according to a ...

The most common cause of blindness worldwide is unoperated cataracts. For some, lack of access to quality cataract surgery has a strong role in the growing backlog of unoperated and untreated ...

I am unaware of sphincterotomies during a complex cataract extraction. What is a complex cataract repair using the code 66982? The ASC receives the same reimbursement as the code 66984, even though ...

JFIFHHyExifMM*(12ihMiranda Pederson/Daily News PEDIATRIC CATARACT1Brandon Nelson, 5, recently had cataract surgery in his left eye to repair his vision after an accident injured his eye. He wears a ...

Age is a leading risk factor for cataract, an eye condition that causes a cloudy area in the lens of your eye, making it difficult to see. It is most common in older adults, especially those who are ...