Medically reviewed by Christine L. Larsen, MD A cataract is a cloudiness that forms on the eye's natural lens, causing blurry, dull vision, increased light sensitivity, and poor night vision. Cataract ...

Like D.C., Vermont’s scope of practice laws currently prevent optometrists from performing certain procedures they are fully trained to do, forcing patients to wait for long periods of time between ...

Alcon ALC recently announced that its Clareon Vivity intraocular lens (IOL), featuring extended depth of focus (EDOF) ...

No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript. Posterior capsule opacification (PCO) still remains a frequent postoperative consequence of an uneventful uncomplicated ...

This sneaky process, called posterior capsule opacification, happens so gradually that it’s barely noticeable — until, suddenly, it is. For me, the realization came when I covered my right eye ...

Yes, but not exclusively. Ionizing radiation is generally (but not exclusively) associated with posterior sub-capsular and sometimes cortical opacities. Historically, PSC opacification was thought to ...

While the short-term visual outcome for patients undergoing cataract surgery is often excellent, a large proportion of operated eyes subsequently develop posterior capsular opacification (PCO), a ...