Cardiff University researchers have published findings from a survey of 75 hospital optometrists about delivering ophthalmic ...

Modern Vision Centers, a physician-owned LASIK surgeon and refractive surgery practice located in West Des Moines, Iowa, provides laser cataract surgery using advanced femtosecond laser technology as ...

YAG capsulotomy is a laser procedure used to treat posterior capsule opacification (PCO), a common cause of blurred vision after cataract surgery. On 3rd April 2024, I underwent cataract surgery. On ...

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 ...

In patients with nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy who underwent cataract surgery, yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) laser capsulotomy was associated with increased risks for progression of the ...

Breast augmentation is one of the most popular cosmetic surgeries in the U.S. In 2020, nearly 200,000 people had breast implant surgery. But getting breast implants isn’t always a simple process. Many ...

For some patients, removing brain tissue can help treat OCD and other disorders. But ethical concerns remain Frieda Klotz, Undark Psychiatric neurosurgery, originally known as psychosurgery, involves ...

What Is a Posterior Capsulotomy? A YAG laser posterior capsulotomy is a procedure done to help remove scar tissue after you’ve had a lens replacement. Inside your eye, behind the iris and pupil, is a ...

Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) capsulotomy provides lasting relief to patients with refractory OCD, according to the results from a clinical trial with a long-term follow-up of ...

Patients with diabetes should be more closely monitored for posterior capsular opacification following cataract surgery than patients without diabetes. Patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) or type 2 ...

Cataracts are a clouding of the lens of the eye. Cataract surgery removes the clouded lens to restore vision. In some cases, secondary cataracts may develop after this procedure. During cataract ...