Millions of older people are getting tests they don't need to prove they are healthy enough to have cataracts removed, a new study finds. The excess testing before this quick, ultra-safe eye procedure ...

Real-Life Vision Test (RLVT) is a newly developed performance-based measures of functional vision. This present study is designed to determine whether it could be a meaningful assessment for cataract ...

Cataracts are one of the most common forms of vision impairment, and unfortunately surgery is the only real treatment. But the clouds may be parting on a new drug treatment, improving the vision of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Improved IOL technology, refinements in surgical instrumentation and higher patient expectations have led to a ...

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More than half of Medicare beneficiaries undergoing cataract surgery undergo at least one preoperative test, despite strong evidence showing that preoperative tests are not associated with any ...

It wasn’t that long ago that cataract surgery meant two or three days in the hospital. Not so today. Cataract surgery is the most common type of elective surgical procedure done on Medicare patients.

These numbers indicate the increasing strain on the healthcare system as a larger percentage of the population become Medicare beneficiaries in the coming years. Cataract surgery is the most common ...

More than half of all Medicare patients who have cataract surgery undergo unnecessary routine preoperative testing, despite strong evidence that these tests are usually not beneficial and increase ...

Usually people notice a number of these things, although some symptoms may be more pronounced than others and noticed only in certain types of light. Pain or discomfort Cataracts do not cause symptoms ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Millions of older people are getting tests they don’t need to prove they are healthy enough to have cataracts removed, a new study finds. The excess testing ...

Millions of older people are getting tests they don’t need to prove they are healthy enough to have cataracts removed, a new study finds. The excess testing before this quick, ultra-safe eye procedure ...