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  Cataract surgery could prolong your Life

  Wednesday 31 January 2018

  A 20-year study of over 74,000 American women with cataracts has shown a 60 percent lower risk of death among the women who had their cataracts removed.

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• Cataract surgery could prolong your Life

  31 Jan 2018
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  Stem cell first for cataracts

  Wednesday 30 March 2016

  It is estimated that over 50% of cases of blindness worldwide can be attributed to cataracts. For the first time, stem cell therapy has been successfully used to correct the condition.

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• Stem cell first for cataracts

  30 Mar 2016
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  New cataract-dissolving eye drops

  Friday 28 August 2015

  In the first alternative development to surgery for cataracts, scientists have tested a steroid-based eye drop which could simply dissolve the problem away…

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• New cataract-dissolving eye drops

  28 Aug 2015
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  Can cataract surgery treat dementia? Recent study suggests a link

  Monday 13 October 2014

  Evidence is emerging that would suggest that the increase in visual perception following cataract surgery slows dementia for Alzheimer’s sufferers. Small-scale research in the USA makes a compelling case.

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• Can cataract surgery treat dementia? Recent study suggests a link

  13 Oct 2014