Combining cataract surgery and vitrectomy improves outcomes and reduces risks for pediatric patients with complex eye disease. “Combined cataract surgery (or lensectomy) and vitrectomy may represent a ...

The younger a cataract surgery patient is, the more the surgeons should expect myopic shift within 5 years postoperative. Long-term myopic shift after lensectomy with intraocular lens (IOL) ...

Patients with a glaucoma diagnosis following infantile lensectomy often require glaucoma surgery. More than half of eyes with glaucoma following infantile cataract surgery require at least 1 glaucoma ...

Children with nontraumatic cataracts undergoing implantation of a secondary intraocular lens (IOL) after lensectomy are at a risk for complications including a diagnosis of glaucoma and visual axis ...

miLoop technology improved lensectomy time and fluidic efficiency over femtosecond laser and no pre-treatment in cataract surgery. The study involved 557 eyes and demonstrated successful ...

Patients who underwent refractive surgery for hyperopia may benefit from an IOL with neutral spherical aberration during a subsequent lensectomy. Implanting a trifocal intraocular lens (IOL) with ...

Humans aren't the only species to develop cataracts with age. Some animals, including dogs, cats, horses and, it turns out, fish living in captivity, can also get cataracts as they grow older. In the ...

If you have a cold or another illness, your surgeon may wish to postpone surgery. The timing and severity of your cold can determine whether performing surgery will be safe for you. In the United ...

Glaucoma specialists nationwide reported that glaucoma-related adverse events were common after cataract surgery in children. Glaucoma specialists nationwide reported that glaucoma-related adverse ...

Glaucoma-related adverse events are common among children in the five years after undergoing lensectomy, according to a study published online Feb. 16 in JAMA Ophthalmology. Erick D. Bothun, M.D., ...