Photojournalist Stephen Shames had been told for several years that he would eventually need to have cataract surgery. But as he was having more difficulty reading, driving and focusing his camera ...

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. Cataract surgery is one of the most popular and commonly performed procedures in the world. The vast majority of patients have excellent ...

Cataracts are an incredibly common condition that creates a cloudy area on the lens of the eye. As a result, your vision may be blurry or unclear, and colors may seem less bright or hazy and faded.

Cataract surgery removes the clouded lens of the eye and replaces it with a new, clear lens. Ivan-balvan/iStock via Getty Images Plus Cataract surgery is one of the most popular and commonly performed ...

Your eyes, like every other part of your body, are unfortunately subject to the ravages of time. As we age, vision and eye health often decline. One of the most common changes that occurs with age is ...

During the 2025 Academy Awards ceremony, actress Goldie Hawn was presenting an award alongside actor Andrew Garfield. Struggling to read the teleprompter, Hawn told Garfield he'd have to fly solo with ...

Previous data from 2001 to 2011 found that the median age for cataract surgery was 67.7 years in the United States. However, this average changes depending on several factors, such as location. Across ...

It’s normal to have anxiety about cataract surgery—and even postpone scheduling the procedure out of fear. But it shouldn’t ...

As we age, our bodies naturally start to develop different aches, pains, and ailments, from stiff knees to fuzzy memory. One of the common body parts people don’t tend to think about is what happens ...

(The Conversation) — Cataract surgery is one of the most popular and commonly performed procedures in the world. The vast majority of patients have excellent outcomes with few complications. As ...

As ophthalmologists who have performed thousands of these procedures, we know that many patients have misconceptions about both cataracts and the surgery. For example, some think a cataract is a ...