cataracts

'Stunning' operation regenerates eye's lens

Posted in Medicine on 10th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller

The therapy was tested on children, but early trials on elderly people are "very encouraging" too.

Eye drops could clear up cataracts using newly identified chemical

Posted in Medicine on 6th Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller

A chemical that could potentially be used in eye drops to reverse cataracts, the leading cause of blindness, has been identified by a team of scientists.

Research suggests that eye drops could spell the end of cataract surgery

Posted in Medicine on 23rd Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller

Treating cataracts by way of an eye drop might not be all that far away.