The report found 30 per cent of patients across Canada are waiting longer than the recommended wait times for hip or knee replacements or cataract surgery. Continue reading
Twenty-six Lions Clubs in the region helped fundraise for new state-of-the-art cataract surgical equipment. Continue reading
June is Cataract Awareness Month and experts want Canadians of all ages to keep up their eye health. Here’s what you need to know about cataracts. Continue reading
A new report shows Manitobans are waiting longer for joint replacement and cataract surgeries. Continue reading
A Winnipeg woman who thought she wouldn’t see out of her right eye again is now taking in all the sights. Continue reading
Just 58 per cent of Albertans waiting for cataract surgery are getting their procedure done within the medically accepted wait time of 112 days. Continue reading
After spending more than $3,000 and driving nearly 1,600 kilometres, a Winnipeg woman is thankful her dog can now see, but frustrated that it came as such a high cost. Continue reading
A new virtual reality device, one of three of its kind in Canada, has allowed Calgary ophthalmology residents to practice procedures such as cataract, intraocular and retinal surgeries before performing them on patients. Continue reading
Eighteen Brazilians were left blind after surgeons apparently used unsterilized instruments during a cataract treatment campaign in an industrial suburb of Sao Paulo, officials said. Continue reading
Authorities ordered an investigation Friday after at least 11 poor and elderly people went blind following cataract surgeries performed at a free medical camp run by a charity in northern India. Continue reading