An estimated 95 million people worldwide are affected by cataract. Cataract still remains the
leading cause of blindness in middle-income and low-income countries. With the …

Importance More than 1 billion people worldwide have vision impairment or blindness from
potentially preventable or correctable causes. Quality of life, an important measure of …

Evidence-based update of the Cataract in the Adult Eye Preferred Practice Pattern®(PPP)
guidelines, describing the prevalence, risk factors, and natural history of cataract …

Preferred Practice Pattern® guidelines are developed by the Academy's H. Dunbar Hoskins
Jr., MD Center for Quality Eye Care without any external financial support. Authors and …

Background Good unaided distance visual acuity (VA) is now a realistic expectation
following cataract surgery and intraocular lens (IOL) implantation. Near vision, however, still …

Background Cataract is the leading cause of blindness in the world and, as such, cataract
surgery is one of the most commonly performed operations globally. Surgical techniques …

Cataract surgery is the commonest single surgical procedure carried out in the developed
world. In the developing world, cataract remains the commonest cause of blindness. In 1990 …

Surgical tool detection is attracting increasing attention from the medical image analysis
community. The goal generally is not to precisely locate tools in images, but rather to …

Background Posterior capsule opacification (PCO) remains the most common long‐term
complication after cataract surgery. It can be treated by Nd: YAG laser capsulotomy, however …

Background Cataract surgery is practiced widely, and substantial resources are committed
to an increasing cataract surgical rate in low‐and middle‐income countries. With the current …