Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . WAILEA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective from Hawaiian Eye 2024, Brandon D. Ayres, MD, discusses his ...

Anthem will no longer cover monitored anesthesia care or general anesthesia for cataract surgery in most cases, according to a clinical guideline published Feb. 1. Here are four things to know about ...

Cataract surgery remains one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures worldwide, and its evolution has been significantly influenced by advancements in both surgical and anaesthetic ...

Ophthalmologists may be able to safely cut back on having anesthesiologists or nurse anesthetists routinely at bedside during cataract surgery, which accounts for more than two million surgeries per ...

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 ...

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 ...

• By age 80, over half of all Americans have cataracts. • Close to 4 million cataract surgeries are performed in the U.S. every year. • Over 90% of patients have 20/20 vision with glasses after ...

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 ...