This June is Cataract Awareness Month and the American Academy of Ophthalmology is urging Americans to gain a greater understand of this debilitating disease. The number of patients who cataracts affects is staggering. As one of the leading causes of blindness in the world, cataracts can lead to devastating consequences ...

Cataracts are one of the leading causes of blindness in America. Cataracts are cloudy areas in the lens of the eye. Symptoms of cataracts can include slightly blurred vision and sensitivity to glare. The longer cataracts go untreated, the more difficult they are to repair with surgery and the more ...

As you age, there is a good chance that your eye doctor may tell you that you have cataracts. The key is to not panic and to educate yourself all about cataracts to ensure you’re informed when and if you do have to have surgery. At Palmetto Eye & Laser ...

As we age, there’s no denying that our bodies change which causes us to look into benefits of cataract surgery. One condition that can develop as we get older is cataracts in one or both of our eyes. Data from the American Academy of Ophthalmology suggests that by age 75 ...