Cataracts, which can have devastating effects on the eye, affect 42 percent of the population between the ages of 70 and 80, and 68 percent of the population over the age of 80, according to the ...

In earlier years I had the unique opportunity to work in blindness prevention programs worldwide with an international non-governmental organization, Project ORBIS, Inc., which was in its formative ...

Feel like your eyesight isn’t as crystal-clear as it used to be? There's a reason for that. After age 40, proteins in the lenses of your eyes can start clumping together, leading to vision-clouding ...

Over half of Americans over 80 years old have cataracts or had them removed, according to the National Eye Institute. Cataracts form when the lens in the eye becomes cloudy, usually as a result of the ...

An eye drop tested on dogs suggests that cataracts, the most common cause of blindness in humans, could one day be cured without surgery, a study said Wednesday. A naturally-occurring molecule called ...

Scientists may have found a way to prevent complications from surgery to treat cataract -- the world's leading cause of blindness. It's estimated that by the year 2020, 32 million people will need ...

People suffering from cataracts aren't exactly flush with options when it comes to restoring their vision. As they grow over time, they start to impede the ability to perform everyday tasks like ...

Following six weeks of treatment with eye drops containing lanosterol, the size and characteristic cloudiness of the cataracts was found to decrease among dogs. Cataracts are the most common cause of ...

Ask most people what they know about cataracts and you'll probably hear a combination of the terms "eye problem," "blurry vision," and "older people." That's not surprising, because roughly half of ...

Eyedrops can shrink cataracts in dogs, which may prove a first step toward a drug that can treat or even prevent cataracts in human eyes, researchers say. Cataracts form when the eye's lens grows ...