Cataract in Detail News

A study published in the May 20 issue of JAMA has revealed that tamsulosin medication, used to treat male urination difficulties within two weeks of cataract surgery, may be linked to... Read more

Studies published in the March issue of Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, provide new warnings on risks for melanoma of the eye as well as reassuran... Read more

Cataract detectiona can be made much earlier than before, with significant reduction in incidence of vision loss, using a compact fibre-optic probe that was initially developed in America f... Read more

People who have lost their eyesight because of cataract are more likely to live in poverty than those with normal sight, according to a new study.

The study was conducted in thre... Read more

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh underwent a surgery for cataract removal of his left eye, early this morning, at the Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medi... Read more

The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, underwent surgery for cataract removal in the right eye at the Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences ... Read more

A new study has found that women suffering from cataract are not helped by Vitamin E supplements.

The new analysis of the Women's Health Study (WHS) has revealed that women, who ... Read more

A path breaking research by an Indian scientist at the University of Missouri may help in uncovering the mystery behind cataract formation. This could lead to better treatment for cataracts ... Read more

Climate change will increase UV levels thereby triggering the risk of people losing their sight through cataracts, an expert said Monday.

"The three main risk factors that ... Read more

A new study appearing online in JBC provides more insight into cataracts, the leading cause of vision loss and blindness in the elderly, finding that small pieces of a perfectly normal prote... Read more