Articles categorized as Cataracts

Podcasts

Show 1154: How to Take Good Care of Your Eyesight (Archive)

Find out how you can take good care of your eyesight. What are the best ways to manage dry eyes and protect yourself from macular degeneration?

A Completely New and Unexpected Statin Side Effect

A surprising statin side effect has just been reported. How is it possible that after more than three decades we are still discovering statin side effects?

Cataract Surgery to See Better Might Help You Live Longer

In the Women's Health Initiative, older women who had cataract surgery were less likely to die during the study than those whose cataracts were untreated.

Allergy Sprays and Cataracts?

Allergy sprays seem so simple. How could a medicine you spray in your nose be absorbed into the body and cause cataracts? An eye doctor shares his story.

Multivitamins Shave Risk of Developing Cataracts

Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Raise Risk of Cataract Surgery

Statins like atorvastatin and simvastatin are among the most prescribed meds in the world. Do such cholesterol-lowering drugs increase the risk for cataract surgery?

Cataract Surgery and Statins

Vision Problems More Prevalent

Prostate Drug Complicates Cataract Surgery

Reducing Risk for Cataracts

Inhaled Asthma Medicine and Risk of Cataracts