Three elderly penguins from a Singapore zoo underwent successful cataract surgery and received new custom-made lenses – the first known time the procedure's been done for the animals, the Mandai ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Cataract surgery is one of the most common operations in the United States and now doctors are customizing the eye procedures to suit patients' lifestyles. Cataracts are an ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- New technology is bringing clarity to those with blurry vision. EYE-Q is now offering the Light Adjustable Lens to patients who are having cataract surgery. According to Dr.

Today, patients with cataracts can choose from several types of artificial lenses, which are surgically implanted in the eye to replace cloudy lenses that obstruct vision. A new vision simulator could ...

SIOUX CITY -- Two years ago, Mark Brewer received the Tecnis Symfony intraocular lens, the first intraocular lens to provides cataract patients with an extended depth-of-focus, at Jones Eye Clinic. At ...

This outpatient procedure is a safe and effective way to improve your vision—and many patients say it’s life-changing.

Cataract patients – and anyone who’s tired of glasses and contacts – have a new, fully customizable option to correct their vision permanently. As the only adjustable intraocular lens, the Light ...

SAN FRANCISCO — A 2-year-old wolverine at the San Francisco Zoo became the first of his kind to have a custom-made artificial lens implanted in his eye. Edward the wolverine had a cataract surgery ...

The eye's natural crystalline lens can be replaced with an artificial lens—known as an intraocular lens—to restore clarity and lead to a vast improvement in quality of life for patients with cataracts ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: What are intraocular lenses? Are the lenses themselves and the procedure to place them considered safe? Intraocular lenses are artificial lenses placed within the eye to correct a ...

Cataracts are like death and (yup) taxes: Inevitable. At some point—usually as you enter middle age—most people develop this eye condition, which is a clouding of the eye’s lens that can get ...