The Alcon Eye on Cataract Survey results revealed that cataract surgery not only improves vision, but can also help turn back the clock for patients’ vision. With 45% of post-surgery patients reporting they have the vision of someone much younger. Nearly 30 million cataract surgeries are completed each year, making cataract extraction and lens replacement …
Cataract surgery is a safe procedure that improves vision for most people. Serious complications are rare among the 4 million U.S. patients with cataracts who have surgery each year. Although the recovery process is different for everyone, there are some issues that people commonly encounter in the days after surgery, as the eyes heal. View Video Is Blurry …
Surgery to remove cataracts, which cause the eye’s clear lens to become cloudy, can restore vision instantaneously. In addition, new research suggests cataract surgery may have another benefit: reduced risk for Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. During a recent study, scientists looked at 3,038 men and women with cataracts who were 65 or …
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Cataracts: they’re not something you want. But yet they’re prevalent among older adults, particularly those over 60. You may know that cataracts are characterized by cloudy or blurred vision, but there are a whole host of other symptoms to be on the lookout for, such as: Sensitivity to glare and light. Increasing difficulty with vision …
