October 26, 2015 Effort to fight African blindness wins $1.1G eyesight prize Three institutions that work together to fight blindness and poverty in Africa are sharing a 1 million euro ($1.1 million) prize from a Portuguese foundation.
October 24, 2015 New eyedrops could shrink cataracts without surgery Eyedrops can shrink cataracts in dogs, which may prove a first step toward a drug that can treat or even prevent cataracts in human eyes, researchers say
October 23, 2015 10-minute procedure offers solution for age-related near vision loss When Terri Rhinehart turned 40, everything started to get blurry.
November 20, 2014 Treat Cataracts Effectively With Surgery Over half of Americans over 80 years old have cataracts or had them removed, according to the National Eye Institute. Cataracts form when the lens in the eye becomes cloudy, usually as a result of the eye’s normal aging process. Cataracts do not spread from one eye to the other but can cause vision loss in one or both eyes. Luckily, cataracts can often be treated with minimally invasive surgery.
