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Drug treatment for cataracts moves a step closer – study

A new treatment could pave the way for cataracts to be treated with drugs instead of the currently required surgery, new research suggests. Cataracts are when the lens, the small transparent disc inside your eye, develops cloudy patches of protein, ...

17 May 2022 at 00:25

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Animal lover who is “like a guide dog” to her old spaniel as cataracts make her so blind she falls in a lake praises vet who restores pet’s sight

An animal lover who became “like a guide dog” to her ageing cocker spaniel when cataracts made the pooch so blind she fell downstairs and tumbled into a lake praised her vet for performing a miracle by restoring her pet’s sight. Devoted to spaniel ...

13 Jun 2022 at 08:19

Health & Wellbeing

7 ways you could be damaging your eye health without even realising

Our eyesight is often something we take for granted – until there’s something wrong with it. Problems like short-sightedness (myopia) are rapidly increasing. In fact, research has predicted that by 2050 there will be 4,758 million people with the ...

15 Sept 2023 at 07:45

Health

Mum whose baby was diagnosed with rare cataract after spotting ‘small cloud’ in eye at 10 weeks ‘races’ to save sight

A mother whose daughter was diagnosed with childhood cataracts at 10 weeks old after spotting a milky mark on her pupil has warned other parents they must act quickly to save their children’s sight. Lotti McKenna, 33, head of fitness and yoga at ...

05 Sept 2024 at 06:30

Health

Veteran fundraises for private surgery to prevent total blindness, claiming NHS wait times exceed the critical window

An Army veteran who lost vision in one eye is fundraising for private cataract surgery to prevent total blindness, claiming NHS wait times exceed the critical window for the procedure. Antony Gale, 59, who lives in Swansea, south-west Wales, ...

03 Dec 2024 at 06:30

Double cataract surgery is better for patients, studies suggest

Patients could safely be given double cataract surgery and may even recover more quickly if both eyes are operated on at the same time, new research suggests. People who need double cataract surgery usually have an operation on one eye and ...

11 Sept 2025 at 23:00

Health & Wellbeing

How to spot the early signs of a cataract

Many of us chalk increasingly blurry vision, faded colours and struggles with driving in the dark up to fatigue or age – but these subtle changes could be early signs of a cataract. Cataracts develop slowly, often without pain, making ...

23 Jun 2025 at 13:59

Special drops may be alternative to glasses for those with common eye condition

Special eye drops administered twice a day could improve vision in people with a common, age-related eye condition, a study suggests. The treatment could provide a safe and effective alternative for patients who “seek freedom from ...

14 Sept 2025 at 15:30

Health

Surgeon who has done 10,000 eye surgeries found himself on the operating table with condition that could leave him blind

A London-based eye surgeon who has performed thousands of eye surgeries found himself on the operating table after noticing a blind spot in his right eye that could have left him with permanent vision loss. Amir Hamid, 51, has ...

09 Jan 2026 at 06:30

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