Assessing the growth of cataracts in human eyes in a notoriously subjective business, usually relying on the use of a conventional slit lamp and Rayleigh light scattering to allow direct observation ...

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 . The first three installments of our blog on the complex cornea provided an ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A careful slit lamp microscope examination of the eye during the preoperative consultation can pick up most ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The global slit lamps market research report by Technavio predicts the market to post a CAGR of around 4% during the period 2018-2022. A key driver for the global slit lamps ...

A cataract is a cloudy area in the lens of your eye. Most cataracts are age-related — they happen because of normal changes in your eyes as you get older. But you can get cataracts for other reasons, ...

An international team of scientists led by Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) has announced "extremely positive results" from laboratory trials of a compound that could one day offer a non-operative ...

Jun. 10—June is Cataract Awareness Month! Are you aware of this common and natural part of aging? Did you know, cataracts are the leading cause of blindness in the world? It's true! In fact, in the ...