Cataract News

Here's a Thanksgiving-themed pet story: A Rehoboth, Mass., woman is looking for donations to help pay for cataract surgery for her pet turkey, Jerry.

Lyndsey Medeiros knows she's asking a lot with her Craigslist posting seeking money to help pay for cataract surgery for Jerry the Turkey -- particularly this week, as most people are preparing to eat a pretty large turkey meal on Thursday.

For the last decade, Ruby Mason's vision has slowly gotten worse because of cataracts.

For 17 years, Dr. Robert Lehmann has devoted a day to patients who struggle to see but can't afford the cataract surgery they desperately need.

It's hard for many people to look at a turkey, especially at this time of year, as anything but dinner.

A Hawaiian Monk Seal that was recently recaptured will go to California for eye surgery.

When a cataract is removed, ita s common practice to keep intact within the eye a membrane called the posterior capsule.

Winnie Landry loves to read, but for the past two years, she hasn't been able to read a book, work on a computer or drive a car - because a thick cataract developed in her left eye.

AMA Optics announces a new Glare Tester for identification of those suffering from disabling environmental glare.

Question: What happened to that monk seal that was taken from Molokai and brought to Oahu? He had eye problems, and they were trying to decide what to do with him.

The number of Tasmanians waiting for cataract elective surgery has more than halved over the last 12-months after a $2 million blitz on cataract surgery in the State's public hospitals, Health Minister Lara Giddings said today.

On November 25, 2009, Cary M. Silverman, M.D. an ophthalmologist associated with the Eye Institute of Essex will perform FREE cataract surgery for those that are uninsured and can't afford to pay for the procedure during Vision Harvest 2009 at the River Drive Surgery and Laser Center of Elmwood Park, New Jersey.

Comment about "A bed at Mater Dei costs between 147 and 1,040" Phone Name Comment 0 A bed at Mater Dei costs between 147 and 1,040 Juan Ameen Plans are under way to give patients a breakdown of how much their stay in hospital cost to create awareness of how much each item costs.

If Fido develops a cataract that is operable, it means he will need you to care for your dog after cataract surgery.

The Hospital Authority is pledging to cut waiting times at public hospitals and clinics amid repeated criticism that the long queues have deprived patients of good medical care.

Cataracts are an eye condition characterized by a cloudiness of the eye's lens. They usually develop slowly as a person gets older.

Meredith M. Whiteside OD, FAAO Margaret I. Wallhagen PhD, APRN,BC, GNP, AGSF Elaine Pettengill PhD, RN AJN, American Journal of Nursing November 2006 Volume 106 Number 11 Pages 52 - 61 Abstract While changes in vision are a normal part of aging, regular assessment and the use of assistive devices can keep older adults active and independent.

As many as 10 million people around the world suffer from cataracts. Thomas Kohnen of the Goethe University in Frankfurt and his coauthors discuss cataract surgery with the implantation of an artificial lens in the current issue of Deutsches Arzteblatt International .

Age-related macular degeneration does not appear to progress at a higher rate among individuals who have had surgery to treat cataract, contrary to previous reports that treating one cause of vision loss worsens the other, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of Ophthalmology , one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

"The eye is one of surgery's oldest interests. There are numerous references to cataracts and their treatment in the literature of many ancient civilizations.