Cataract in Detail News

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

Cataract is the leading cause of vision loss and blindness in older people. A research team led by an Indian scientist has throwing light on the disease by showing that a small piece of a no... Read more

An international team of researchers has made a breakthrough in study of childhood cataracts by discovering a new gene that is responsible for the condition.

The researchers were abl... Read more

A southern Indian eye hospital has performed intraocular lens (IOL) transplant on a four-year-old girl using tissue glue, dispensing with the more traditional sutures. This is claimed as the... Read more

Scientists at the Harvard Medical School have reported the development of new lenses that can reduce the need for glasses after cataract surgery.

In cataract surgery, doctors remove ... Read more