Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine devoted to the structure, function, and diseases of the eye, and among the most common conditions it addresses are cataracts and other disorders of the crystalline lens. A cataract is a clouding of the eye's natural lens, which is normally transparent; as proteins within the l…
Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine devoted to the structure, function, and diseases of the eye, and among the most common conditions it addresses are cataracts and other disorders of the crystalline lens. A cataract is a clouding of the eye's natural lens, which is normally transparent; as proteins within the lens aggregate and the tissue becomes opaque, light is scattered and vision becomes blurred, faded, or glare-prone, and untreated advanced cataract is a leading cause of reversible blindness. Cataracts most often develop with age, but can also arise from injury, certain medications, metabolic conditions, or be present at birth. Other lens disorders include presbyopia, the age-related loss of the lens's ability to focus on near objects, and dislocation or malposition of the lens. The principal treatment for visually significant cataract is surgical removal of the clouded lens and its replacement with an artificial intraocular lens, a procedure that may also be planned to address coexisting refractive error such as astigmatism. Within the scope of Ophthalmic Science, which studies the eye and visual system, cataract and lens disorders are central clinical concerns. This page gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to ophthalmology and lens disease.
1 peer-reviewed article, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.