Author: Gary Wortz MD

Cataract surgery is a procedure that removes the eye’s clouded natural lens and replaces it with an artificial intraocular lens (IOL), and its visual outcomes depend on a combination of...

Diabetes can affect the eyes, especially the retina (the light-sensitive “film” at the back of the eye). Many diabetic patients develop cataracts at an earlier age and also risk...

Fuchs’ endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) is a progressive corneal disease that damages the endothelial cell layer responsible for maintaining corneal clarity, and its presence...

Combined cataract and glaucoma surgery is a single-session approach that addresses both lens clouding and elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) through one operative procedure, potentially reducing...

Cataracts and macular degeneration are two of the most common age-related eye conditions, each affecting a different structure of the eye and producing distinct patterns of vision loss. A cataract...