Video: What are cataracts? In this video I explain what cataracts are and what happens to the lens when you have cataracts. Well, a cataract is a mistiness of the lens. It starts off clear when we are young and when we get older, which is one of the most common causes of cataract, it starts [...]
Types of Intra-Ocular Lens Implants (IOLS) for cataract surgery There are several options for choosing your customised lens implant: Monofocal intra-ocular lens implants This is the standard type of IOL which has a fixed focal distance. Usually this is set for distance where no glasses are generally required. However you will require reading glasses for [...]
The Rarer Causes of Cataracts One news story this year described an unfortunate electrician who developed star-shaped cataracts as the result of electrocution from 14,000 volts. This is one of the rare causes of cataract. Ageing causes the majority of cataracts. The less common causes include diabetes, trauma and side effects to medicines such as [...]
Is smoking so bad for your eyes? Recent studies have shown that smoking leads to blindness. It is a risk factor in the development of age related macular degeneration, it worsens diabetic retinopathy and it can increase the chance of cataracts. This news resonates with patients and has an important public health message. People value [...]
Rationing cataract surgery on the NHS Do you think you can get your cataract surgery done on the NHS when you require it? You may think the answer to this is yes but its not I’m afraid. The NHS faces huge financial challenges and its up to our clinical commissioning groups to budget for the [...]
The History of Cataract Surgery Cataract surgery is often cited as one of the most successful surgical interventions. It has changed the lives of millions of people. The surgical technique has been refined over many years delivering fantastic surgical results with very low rates of complications. Cataract surgery in its simplest form is at least [...]
Bird regains sight after first ever cataract surgery If there is ever a story about cataract surgery that always seem to be newsworthy, its the one where the world’s first (insert appropriate animal) gets cataract surgery. A while back it was a panda, before that it was an owl, before that even it was an [...]
