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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . With advancing technology, cataract surgery is now less invasive, resulting in better recovery and outcomes. Not ...

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 ...

Q: I know LASIK eye surgery improves vision by using a laser to remove tissue and reshape the cornea. How do multifocal intraocular lens (IOL) implants work? A: The multifocal IOL is surgically ...

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 ...

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 ...

Monovision with monofocal IOLs is the major competitor to multifocal IOLs for reducing spectacle dependence after bilateral cataract surgery. In the mind of the patient, the allure of being able to ...

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 ...

Same-day bilateral cataract surgery led to vision outcomes that were at least as good as those with delayed sequential procedures, with limited impact on most patients' daily activities, according to ...

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 ...

The lens of your eye is an olive-shaped portion that sits just behind the cornea, pupil, and iris. It changes shape to help focus on different distances that we see. Many things can go wrong with the ...

The Catholic University of Korea's Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital will open the first 'multifocal artificial lens experience ...