It is a common belief that cataracts only occur in the eyes of older people. However, babies and children can be born with cataracts, or they may develop them as they age. A congenital cataract causes ...

As a cornea specialist and board-certified ophthalmologist, Dr. Knezevic specializes in cataract surgery, LASIK, dry eye and corneal disease. He practices at the Macy Eye Center in Los Angeles ...

Cataract surgery costs can be expensive if not covered by insurance, though the procedure is one of the most commonly performed eye surgeries in the United States. Without private insurance or ...

A PREVIOUS report 1 dealt with the enzymatic conversion of galactose-1-phosphate into glucose-1-phosphate and mentioned that a thermostable factor is necessary for the reaction. This factor has ...

Taking steps to protect the eye and avoiding certain activities is important during recovery from cataract surgery. These include avoiding bending over and vigorous sneezing or coughing.

Background/aims Quantity of cataract surgery has long been an important public health indicator to assess health accessibility, however the quality of care has been less investigated. We aimed to ...

College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, China ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou ...

According to research at Liverpool University, broccoli and other leafy greens contain a fibre rich in the sugar galactose ... including cataracts as well as macular degeneration.

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by hyperglycemia that can occur in children, adults, elderly people, and pregnant women. Oxidative stress is a significant adverse ...

Lactase deficiency (LD) is the failure to express the enzyme that hydrolyses lactose into galactose and glucose in the small intestine. The genetic mechanism of lactase persistence in adult Caucasians ...

2021). Diabetic retinopathy in traditional Chinese medicine belongs to the category of “thirst-quenching cataract” and “thirst-quenching eye disease”, and the pathogenesis is mainly liver and kidney ...