Mercy Health – Urbana has introduced new cataract surgical equipment for Urbana and neighboring community patients. The Phaco equipment, also known as phacoemulsification, uses lasers to dissolve and ...

Joe Zartler is just two weeks out of the surgeries he had on each eye to treat his cataracts. "Things were fuzzy and some things I had a hard time seeing far away or sometimes even up close," he said.

A cataract (cloudy eye lens) blocks light from reaching the retina, which helps the brain process sight. Cataracts develop over time, gradually leading to blurry, hazy vision and affecting daily ...

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. In 1999, I defined ...

During the 2025 Academy Awards ceremony, actress Goldie Hawn was presenting an award alongside actor Andrew Garfield. Struggling to read the teleprompter, Hawn told Garfield he'd have to fly solo with ...

Christine L. Larsen, MD, is an ophthalmologist practicing at Minnesota Eye Consultants where she serves as medical director for the four ancillary surgery centers in the practice. Cataracts can't come ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An eye drop showed promising vision improvements in patients with early cataracts in a trial. If approved, the ...