More than 20 million Americans have cataracts, a leading cause of vision loss and blindness, and right now surgery is the only available option to correct the problem. But new research raises the hope ...

If you live long enough, chances are you'll get cataracts. Cataracts, a condition in which the lens of the eye becomes cloudy, are linked to nearly half of the world's cases of blindness, primarily in ...

Researchers have reported the latest study on congenitalcataracts. The finding identifies lanosterol as a key molecule in the prevention of lens protein aggregation and points to a novel strategy for ...

A Future Alternative to Cataract Surgery? Medically reviewed by Christine L. Larsen, MD Scientists are exploring lanosterol eye drops as a potential future treatment for cataracts. Lanosterol eye ...

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 ...

Cataracts may eventually be treatable with eyedrops instead of surgery, according to an animal study led by UC San Diego scientists. Researchers led by Kang Zhang treated cataracts in dogs and ...

Cataract sufferers may soon be able to replace costly and dangerous surgery with eye drops to restore their sight, an international research team has found. Cataracts are caused by a build-up of ...

In coming decades, doctors might be able to treat or prevent cataracts with eyedrops -- all because of an unexpected discovery, revealed during a genetics study, about a molecule that helps make ...

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On July 30, 2015, researchers from Sichuan University, Sun Yat-sen University, University of California, BGI, etc, reported the latest study on congenitalcataracts. The finding, published on Nature, ...