Archive for October, 2010

Cataract surgery: Improves Vision for Older People

Sunday, October 24th, 2010

Cataract surgery is the removal of the natural lens of the eye that has developed an opacification, which is referred to as a cataract. google_color_border = “fbf7cc”; google_color_bg = “f6f4dc”; google_color_link = “802100″; google_color_text = “333333″; google_color_url = “802100″; When to have cataract surgery often is a personal conclusion, founded on how well you are [...]

Cataract surgery may reduce auto crashes

Sunday, October 24th, 2010

CHICAGO, Oct. 23 (UPI) — Cataract surgery improves vision for older people with a corresponding reduction in car crashes, researchers in Australia say. Dr. Jonathon Ng at the Curtin University in Bentley, Australia, and the Eye & Vision Epidemiology Research Group and colleagues studied accident rates for Western Australian residents before and after cataract surgery [...]

Having vision problems? Eye surgery might be answer – Lancaster Eagle Gazette

Sunday, October 3rd, 2010

Having vision problems? Eye surgery might be answer Lancaster Eagle Gazette Blepharoplasty is an outpatient, surgical procedure that removes excess skin (called dermatochalasis) and fat deposits from the upper eyelid . Most insurance companies, including Medicare, recognize blepharoplasty to be medically necessary when vision is affected.