The Eye Care Blog

It seems that the reputation of the Joseph eye hospital in Tiruchirapalli came under pressure. The hospital has witnessed a sharp rise in the number of patients complaining blurred vision after going through the cataract surgery at the same hospital. (see also)

Dr Agarwal’s Eye Hospital, Chennai, India has recently invented an innovated method for curing cataract and restoring eyesight completely. This new method named Phakonit is believed to be a major breakthrough in the medical world. As it claim to do the extraction of the cataract through 1mm incision.
Till now technique named Phacoemulsification was used for treating [...]

If you think that only poor and developing countries face health problems; think again. Recent studies have found that one third of the Americans, suffer from eye problems before they reach 65 year of age. These problems, if not detected in time, can do serious damage to vision.

This month of August officially is Cataract Awareness Month. Cataracts cloud the lens within the eye. Think of viewing life through a sheer curtain. Symptoms include blurred vision, color perception, ghost images, difficulty with night driving.

The American Optometric Association researchers have found that UV can harm the eyes and can be responsible for diseases like such as age-related cataracts, pterygium, photokeratitis and corneal degenerative changes.

The cataract surgery is gaining popularity world wide. The treatment promises to be both fast and effective. Also the newly invented technique called C-MICS (Co-axial Micro Incision cataract surgery) promises more accuracy and safety. This revolutionary technique of cataract removal is done with a state of art equipment called Stellaris Vision Enhancement System, launched recently [...]

A new study done by Dr. Kuhli-Hattenbach and colleagues at Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University in Frankfurt, Germany reveals that family history plays a vital role in the success of pediatric cataract surgery.

Massachusetts based Eye Surgeon Dr. D’Ambrosio Jr. was awarded as the owner of the best paper ASCRS Annual Meeting for his study on the cataract & lens implant surgery. The paper of the study is titled “Secondary Implantation of the Array Multifocal IOL in Patients with Previous Monofocal IOLs.”

August is the very important and desirable month for the Americans and especially for the cataract patients. Because the month is going to be celebrated as the Cataract Awareness Month. American Academy of Ophthalmology reminds the cataract patients to go to eye specialists.

The doctors believe that the new surgery named Manual small-incision cataract surgery offers a better and effective results for the cataract patients. Not only this, a  minimal time is required to complete the full surgery.