After learning she needed cataract surgery for her weakening eyesight, Merle Gordon decided to wait a few months until her ophthalmologist could offer laser surgery with more precision. She’s glad she ...

We all want perfect vision. And, to be honest, most of us after a certain age will happily settle for better vision. And that ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- My mom, Narcy Santos, is turning 83 in a couple of weeks, but for about 20 years she has been having eye trouble. Like countless others, for 60 years she was nearsighted ...

NORWALK -- When Ophthalmic Consultants of Connecticut (OCC) introduced state-of-the-art laser eye surgery to New England in 2011, they became the first surgeons in the region to perform bladeless ...

Last year, 70-year-old Phyllis Jackson thought something was wrong with her glasses prescription. Her eye doctor said the problem was cataracts – clouding that occurs in the lens of the eye. Typically ...

Cataract surgery is the most commonly performed surgical procedure in the world. There are approximately 19 million cataract surgeries performed annually, 3 million of which are performed in the U.S.

A cataract is a clouding of the lens in the eye. Cataracts typically grow slowly, causing decreased vision and also glare at night. While cataracts can affect people of all ages, they primarily affect ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Cataract surgery is done ...