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 . A thorough slit lamp exam and corneal topography are required before cataract surgery to diagnose irregularities ...

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 ...

people suffer from visual impairment. Cataracts account for about 33% of visual impairment and are the number one cause of blindness (more than 50%) worldwide. Cataract patients can improve life ...

Oil droplet cataracts are a rare eye condition that can cause symptoms such as blurred vision or double vision. An oil droplet cataract can be difficult to diagnose, but tests such as slit lamp ...

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 ...

Purpose To evaluate the compression characteristics of the human lens nucleocortex in relation to its LOCSIII clinical grading. Conclusion A new instrument is described which allows measurement of ...

Cataract is the most frequently cited self-reported cause of visual impairment and, as a consequence, cataract surgery is the most frequently performed surgery worldwide. Cataract surgery itself has ...

The slit lamp exam is a standard diagnostic procedure, which is also known as biomicroscopy. A slit lamp combines a microscope with a very bright light. The slit lamp exam usually forms part of a ...