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Cataract Surgery
Low Residual Refractive Errors Affect Trifocal IOLs
These patients experienced difficulty with fine detail resolution, study finds.
December 28, 2020
Vegetarian Diet Lowers Risk of Cataracts
Overweight patients experienced the largest impact: a 20% reduction.
December 21, 2020
Coffee May Delay Cataract Onset
Caffeine intake prior to surgery significantly decreased UV -induced apoptosis of lens epithelial cells.
November 17, 2020
How to Keep Post-op Patients in Their Sclerals
A new refractive calculation technique may prevent the need for replacing lenses after cataract surgery.
October 27, 2020
Study Re-evaluates Cataract Surgery’s IOP-lowering Effect
Only expect 1mm Hg to 2mm Hg of improvement, unless the patient has ocular hypertension or a preoperative IOP ≥20.
October 26, 2020
Cataract Surgery May Reduce Risk of Angle-closure
For Chinese patients aged 70 and older, rates decreased remarkably as cataract surgery rates increased.
October 22, 2020
Corneal Guttae Influence Cataract Referral
This clinical finding can affect color vision and should prompt a surgical consult sooner rather than later.
September 28, 2020
Dementia Patients Fare Well with Cataract Surgery
Study finds these individuals are not at a higher risk for post-op complications.
September 7, 2020
Post-op AION Not Immediate
Study finds greater incidence in first year after cataract surgery, but not within first two months.
August 31, 2020
Cataract Surgery May Lower Alzheimer’s Risk
The protective effect was strongest within the first five years post-op.
June 22, 2020
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