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21 hrs ago | EurekAlert!

The world's most common operation

As many as 10 million people around the world suffer from cataracts. Thomas Kohnen of the Goethe University in Frankfurt and his coauthors discuss cataract surgery with the implantation of an artificial lens in the current issue of Deutsches Arzteblatt International .

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Yesterday | EurekAlert!

Cataract surgery does not appear associated with worsening of age-related macular degeneration

Age-related macular degeneration does not appear to progress at a higher rate among individuals who have had surgery to treat cataract, contrary to previous reports that treating one cause of vision loss worsens the other, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of Ophthalmology , one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

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Related Topix: Health

Monday | The Village Mill

BRMC speaker Dr. Talegaonkar discusses cataract surgery

"The eye is one of surgery's oldest interests. There are numerous references to cataracts and their treatment in the literature of many ancient civilizations.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Surgery, Australia, World News, Ophthalmology

Sun Nov 08, 2009

VietNamNet

Australian Actress to visit Vietnam

Jessica McNamee, a popular Australian actress is to visit Vietnam for first-hand experience of The Fred Hollows Foundation's blindness prevention programme in developing countries.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Reality TV, Entertainment, Dancing With The Stars, Television

Fri Nov 06, 2009

People's Daily Online

Chinese doctors give free medical treatment to DPRK patients

A team of Chinese doctors have been giving free medical treatments for the patients who suffered cataracts and mouth diseases in Hamju, South Hamgyong province of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea , from Monday to Friday, according to the Chinese embassy here.

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Related Topix: World News, China, Asia, Health

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Examiner.com

Canine cataracts

One of the most common problems affecting a dog's eyes is canine cataracts. While canine cataracts present at different ages, and in various forms, in general they can affect all dog breeds.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Health News Digest

Treating Cataracts: A New Laser on the Horizon

New York, NY, -- A new laser therapy that can potentially remove cataract from people's eyes more effeciently and with greater percision was presented on Ocotber 24, 2009 at the American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, New York Metro, Ophthalmology, Corrective Eye Surgery

Tue Nov 03, 2009

PR-inside.com

Health Matters : What is a Cataract ?

It allows the light rays entering the eye to be focused on the retina. The lens has no blood supply, and is nourished by the surrounding fluid through diffusion.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

The Sydney Morning Herald

Medicare cuts hit elderly sufferers hard

Angry . . . arthritis sufferers Bill and Janice Thornley say they can't afford the extra costs.

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Related Topix: Medicare, Health, Medicine, Arthritis, Family, Elderly, Australia, World News,

Sun Nov 01, 2009

IRIN News

PAKISTAN: No specs no school

Like most blind and low-vision children in Pakistan - as well as many with correctable vision - Kaneez Fatima, 10, does not go to school.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Sat Oct 31, 2009

Hattiesburg American

Eye center helps make a difference

When Mike Masters prepares for his daily routine Oct. 22, his world was a lot clearer than it was just the day before.

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Related Topix: Petal, MS, Medicine, Health, Medicare

Thu Oct 29, 2009

News-journal.com

Mercy Ships voyages to West Africa

A medical ministry to Africa is spending Breast Cancer Awareness Month teaching the basics.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Breast Cancer, Non-Profit, Nursing, Tyler, TX, Benin, World News, Africa

Tue Oct 27, 2009

BBC

Botched India surgery 'blinds 10'

A least 10 people have been partially blinded after contracting infections following free cataract operations in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, World News, India,

Mon Oct 26, 2009

Martinsburg Journal

Opthalmologist provides eye surgery

Those who describe their eyesight as like peering through a dirty window may be ideal candidates for a modern cataract surgery that is now available at Jefferson Memorial Hospital.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Sat Oct 24, 2009

EagleTribune.com, North Andover, MA

Eye doctor retires after 40 years in practice

Kenneth Macoul has put away his pupil dilator, screening lens, refractor and slit lamp - for now.

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Related Topix: Boston Metro, Medicine, Health, Corrective Eye Surgery, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Derry, NH

Fri Oct 23, 2009

Examiner.com

Looking at eye and heart disease

Eye disease is very common with Golden Retrievers. Most Golden's will generally have hereditary cataracts, which is a common eye problem.

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Related Topix: Health

Thu Oct 22, 2009

The Doings Weekly

Age page: Senior shouldn't skimp on eye care during tough times

As the economic crisis continues, some seniors may believe it's reasonable to skip their annual eye exam.

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Related Topix: Glaucoma, Medicine

Wed Oct 21, 2009

Kuensel

210 eye operations completed

AP TSHERING'S SIGHT RESTORED - 'When bandages are removed the next day, patients just can't stop smiling' 21 October, 2009 - Born with cataracts on her both eyes, one-year-old Tshering Wangmo from Lhuentse would have gone blind without an immediate surgery to remove the cataract.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Bhutan, Asia, World News

Tue Oct 20, 2009

Malta Today

Cataracts, knee repair top waiting list of 13,000

Over 13,000 patients were on the national health service's waiting list for operations that mainly include cataract removals and arthroscopies for the examination and treatment of joints.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Knee Replacement

Sun Oct 18, 2009

Ann Arbor News

Patients confused by Medicaid cuts skip needed, and sometimes covered, eye exams

Clara Davis, 68, of Grand Rapids, finds out she needs cataracts surgery during a visit with Dr.

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Related Topix: Health, Diabetes

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