Three main types of lens opacity in age-related cataract are known: nuclear, cortical and posterior subcapsular cataract. Nuclear cataract is more commonly found in the elderly population and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The first three installments of our blog on the complex cornea provided an ...

Diseases of the eye can be difficult to diagnose during a general physical examination. A doctor who specializes in treating eye problems, called an ophthalmologist, is better able to examine and ...

The slit lamp is an instrument used to examine the health of the front portion of the eye. It is called a slit lamp because it uses a slit beam of light to help visualize the ocular structures in a ...

A cataract forms when proteins in the lens of your eye clump together, causing clouded or blurred vision, along with a range of other symptoms. Most people with cataracts will experience symptoms as ...

To report relationship of age group and axial length (AL) category to lens thickness values in eyes with a clear lens or different types of isolated cataract (nuclear, cortical, and posterior ...

Purpose To evaluate the results of conventional extracapsular cataract extraction and phacoemulsification cataract surgery, in renal transplant patients. Methods A total of 11 eyes of eight renal ...

Although VA testing and slit-lamp findings, together with the patient's complaints, are usually the only parameters that lead to the decision as to whether a patient needs cataract surgery or not, ...