Cataracts are cloudy areas in the lens of the eye and are common as people age. More than half of adults in the United States over the age of 80 have cataracts or have had surgery to correct them, ...

Intraocular lenses (IOLs), implanted in the eye as treatment for cataracts or myopia, are a growing global market in an ageing population, one estimated to be worth more than $4.5 billion by 2022.

The eye's natural crystalline lens can be replaced with an artificial lens—known as an intraocular lens—to restore clarity and lead to a vast improvement in quality of life for patients with cataracts ...

The report published on the global Intraocular Lens (IOL) is a comprehensive analysis of the various factors that either positively or negatively affect market growth. The report also introduces the ...

Copenhagen, Denmark: Patients who have a new type of lens implanted in their eyes during surgery for cataracts or to correct their eyesight have excellent or good vision over distances both near and ...

75 years ago, on November 29, 1949, Dr. Harold Ridley implanted the first intraocular lens in an eye after cataract extraction at St. Thomas Hospital in London. The introduction of an intraocular lens ...

Bausch + Lomb has recalled lenses used during cataract surgery due to complications when the lenses are used, according to an announcement from the Canada-based eyecare company posted on the U.S. Food ...