WASHINGTON – There’s a new option for people who suffer from extreme nearsightedness, whose world loses its crisp edge just a few inches from their noses. The first implantable lens for ...

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 ...

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 ...

LONDON --Fifty-eight year old Jennie Brindley is getting the front door of her London home repainted, and says since she had new lens implants surgically inserted into her eyes to restore her ...

WEBVTT TEPHANIE". REPORTER CATARACTS ARE THE LEADING CAUSE OF BLINDNESS IN THE WORLD. IMAGINE NOT BEI ABLE TO SEE ANYTHING ON THIS BOARD. WELL, NOW A NEW LENS AND A QUICK SURGERY ARE BRINGING ALL THIS ...

When Cheryl Flood's husband had laser eye surgery to correct poor vision a few years ago, she was more than envious. "I was downright resentful," said the 40-year-old mother of two. "He qualified for ...

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 ...

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 ...

Avoiding a Wrong Intraocular Lens Implant Despite implementation of the Safe Surgical Checklist, a review of current literature and statistics from ASCs and hospitals across the country demonstrate ...

She'd developed the beginnings of cataracts, so she scheduled the first of two cataract surgeries to replace her clouding lenses. On Sept. 1, the retired teacher became the first person in Nebraska to ...