Most people have a relative, friend or neighbor who has had to deal with a cataract. Nearly 24.5 million Americans age 40 or older are affected by cataracts, and it’s the leading cause of blindness ...

Cataracts are cloudy areas in the lens of the eye. They are common as you age. According to the National Eye Institute, more than half of adults in the United States over the age of 80 have cataracts ...

BVI launched an intraocular lens in the U.S. market for patients in need of cataract surgery. BVI launched the IPure, which it’s marketing as the first and only preloaded aspheric monofocal ...

Here are 17 facts and business and legal issues about premium intraocular lenses, a recent technology that can free many cataract surgery patients from having to wear eyeglasses. 1. In one of the few ...

NEUCHATEL, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Swiss Advanced Vision (SAV-IOL) has announced the launch of Project R-TASC, set to disrupt the global intraocular lens (IOL) market. Cataracts are responsible ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cataract surgery removes the clouded lens of the eye and replaces it with a new, clear lens. Ivan-balvan/iStock via Getty Images ...

Abbott announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Tecnis Symfony Intraocular Lenses for the treatment of cataracts. Abbott announced that the Food and Drug Administration ...

Cataract surgery remains one of the most frequently performed and successful surgical procedures worldwide, involving the removal of a clouded natural lens and its replacement with an intraocular lens ...