Cheryl Henry of Omaha this month became the first person in Nebraska to receive a new type of lens implant that improves vision at all distances. Here, Kugler and Henry at a lens implant follow-up ...

Support local journalism. An unlimited digital subscription to floridatoday.com is just $1 for 6 months. Click here and subscribe today. A cataract develops when the natural lens inside the eye ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – There is new hope for millions of cataract sufferers around the country. A new, FDA-approved lens implant offers near, intermediate and distance focus for patients who undergo ...

Cataracts are cloudy areas in the lens of the eye. They are common as you age. According to the National Eye Institute, more than half of adults in the United States over the age of 80 have cataracts ...

Most people have a relative, friend or neighbor who has had to deal with a cataract. Nearly 24.5 million Americans age 40 or older are affected by cataracts, and it’s the leading cause of blindness ...

Inside the eye, we have a lens, known as the crystalline lens. This is a clear structure when we are born but it continues to produce cells as we grow older. This is part of the normal process of ...

Few decisions in life are more impactful than the choice to undergo cataract surgery - and how to have it done. Because cataract surgery is so common, many patients don’t realize it involves important ...

(Reuters Health) - Many patients who get lens implant surgery to correct vision problems may develop cataracts or elevated pressure around the eyes within 10 years after the procedures, a Swiss study ...

Researchers estimate that about 3.7 million people in the United States undergo cataract surgery every year. Around 50% of adults ages 80 years or older have cataracts or have undergone cataract ...

Dr. Greenstein answers the question: 'Types Of Intraocular Lens Implants?' Aug. 24, 2009— -- Question: What are the different types of intraocular lens implants and how do I decide on which one ...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Cheryl Henry remembers putting on her first pair of glasses in second grade and getting a whole new view of her family’s Iowa farm. “Mom,” she recalls saying, “did you know you can ...