NEW ORLEANS — Imagine performing a microkeratome cut and then inserting a lens that is biologically similar to human corneal tissue but made of permeable plastic. Theoretically, vision could be ...

How important is a name? We have been using several different terms for this particular aspect of lens-based refractive surgery. Replacing the crystalline lens to correct ametropia and/or presbyopia ...

I was in the operating room the other day and one of my residents asked, "What is better tolerated after cataract surgery: residual hyperopia or residual myopia?" I quickly answered: "residual myopia!

For younger readers with perfect eyesight, here’s something you might not know – glasses and contact lenses don’t do anything to cure nearsightedness, they only help compensate for it. In fact, the ...

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. In 1999, I defined ...

Nearsightedness (myopia) and Farsightedness (hyperopia or presbyopia) are well-known refractive errors or refractive eye diseases. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are ...