What are the signs that show I need cataract surgery? “There are several key signs that someone may need cataract surgery,” ...

The most common cause of blindness worldwide is unoperated cataracts. For some, lack of access to quality cataract surgery has a strong role in the growing backlog of unoperated and untreated ...

If you live long enough, chances are you’ll get cataracts. Cataracts, a condition in which the lens of the eye becomes cloudy, are linked to nearly half of the world’s cases of blindness, primarily in ...

More than 20 million Americans have cataracts, a leading cause of vision loss and blindness, and right now surgery is the only available option to correct the problem. But new research raises the hope ...

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 ...

Cataracts develop when proteins in the lens of your eye clump together, eventually causing changes in your vision like cloudiness, blurriness, or reduced color vision. While cataracts can cause ...

If you’re over 60 and your vision has gotten blurry or cloudy, you may have cataracts. It’s a common condition in older adults, and it can be treated by your eye doctor. Cataracts form when protein ...

A chemical that could potentially be used in eye drops to reverse cataracts, the leading cause of blindness, has been identified by a team of scientists from UC San Francisco, the University of ...

You might think that only older folks get cataracts. But babies and children can get them, too. A cataract is a cloudy area in the lens of your child’s eye. If it’s large or dense, it can cause blurry ...

Cataracts are the most common eye ailment in humans. However, the exact processes leading to this condition are not fully understood. A team of researchers has now discovered that the composition of ...