NEW ORLEANS- It's the number one surgery in the world, and now baby boomers are opting for cataract surgery at a much younger age, in their 50s and 60s. The reason? Now they can be free of contacts ...

If your eye doctor tells you have cataracts in one or both eyes, and he recommends surgery to remove them, don’t despair. When you cannot see as well as you could before, one reason can be that ...

Surgery is the only way to remove a cataract. It involves removing the damaged lens of the eye and replacing it with an artificial lens to restore vision. Share on Pinterest Luis Alvarez/Getty Images ...

Cataract surgery is a common eye procedure to correct the effects of cataracts, which involve a clouding of the lens in the eye. After surgery, a person should avoid driving for at least 24 hours.

Cataract surgery is one of the most common and successful procedures performed today, yet many people remain unsure about when exactly to go for it. Should you wait until the cataract is "ripe," or ...

It’s normal to have anxiety about cataract surgery—and even postpone scheduling the procedure out of fear. But it shouldn’t be that way. Dr. Jeff Dello Russo, an ophthalmologist at Dello Russo Laser ...

Cataracts aren’t usually a big draw on social media, but millions of people are finding out about this leading cause of blindness — and the 10-minute surgery that can fix it — after a viral video ...

Posterior capsular opacification, or secondary cataract, is a common complication of cataract surgery. It can get worse without treatment, but a quick laser procedure by an ophthalmologist can cure it ...

Apple Vision Pro has been used to perform cataract surgery for the first time, marking a new step for spatial computing in ...