Cataract Surgery

Latest study in "Ophthalmology" shows that there is significant improvement in quality of life and visual performance with cataract surgery in one eye. However the greatest improvement occurred after the second eye was operated on.  Click here to read the full abstract.

Two recent studies provide new data that cataract surgery not only improves vision but also improves overall safety. A study completed at UCLA showed that patients who had cataract surgery had a 16% reduction in the incidence rate of hip fractures over the next year. Another recent study fro Australia showed that patients who had cataract surgery had a 13% decrease in the rate of car crashes