A blood test that may improve treatment for children born with congenital cataracts has been developed by researchers in Manchester. It analyses every known mutation in the DNA which can cause the ...

Cataracts are the chief cause of preventable blindness, but diagnosing the condition in remote parts of the world is tricky–unless you’ve invented a smartphone system that can do most of the imaging ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In a recent blog, I described the three stakeholders in any new medical offering: the patient, the doctor and ...

More than 20 million Americans have cataracts, a leading cause of vision loss and blindness, and right now surgery is the only available option to correct the problem. But new research raises the hope ...

Space shuttle science may soon come to an eye doctor near you: Researchers are using a NASA gadget to tell if a cataract is brewing before someone's vision clouds over. It's a story of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Testing and treating patients for dry eye are mandatory before the preoperative measurements for cataract ...

Many people are not aware of a common condition affecting the eyes called cataract. This multiple-choice quiz will help you know what exactly cataract is and the newer modalities of cataract treatment ...

Scientists have discovered a link between cataracts and Alzheimer’s that they hope will pave the way for new treatments for the brain disease. The link could also mean a simple eye test might provide ...

The small grey congenital cataract has been present since birth A blood test that may improve treatment for children born with congenital cataracts has been developed by researchers in Manchester. It ...