Modern cataract surgery is a safe, effective procedure, but it wasn't always this way. The earliest record dates back to the fifth century BC.

[3] In 1747, a French ophthalmologist, Jacques Daviel, was the first to perform extracapsular cataract ... is that it reduced the morbidity from cataract surgery by reducing the incision size ...

The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has increased its coverage for patients in need of cataract surgery and the insertion of a replacement artificial lens. Under Circular No. 2025-001 ...

Thus, cohesives are used to expand the capsular bag for intraocular lens insertion at the end of cataract surgery. OVDs have led to dramatic improvement in the safety of cataract surgery and ...

Medicare does not usually cover vision care but it may cover some cataract surgeries if they are medically necessary and the doctor performing the surgery accepts Medicare for payment. Researchers ...