Cataracts-cited resources

Can Cataract Surgery Cause Enequal Vision?

Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals - Vision Imbalance After Cataract Surgery, Retrieved June 9, 2011 from http://www.oxfordradcliffe.nhs.uk/forpatients/090427patientinfoleaflets/090427visionimbalance.pdf

MedHelp.org - Anisometropia After Cataract, Retrieved June 9, 2011 from http://www.medhelp.org/tags/show/39126/anisometropia-after-cataract

MSN Encarta - Definition: Diopter, Retrieved June 9, 2011 from http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861604811/diopter.html

Can Cataracts Grow Back?

"The Eye Associates - Cataract Treatments." The Eye Associates. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Oct. 2010. http://www.theeyeassociates.com/html/cataracts.html.

"Congenital cataract: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia." National Library of Medicine - National Institutes of Health. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Oct. 2010. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001615.htm.

"Facts About Cataracts [NEI Health Information]." National Eye Institute [NEI], of the U.S. National Institutes of Health. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Oct. 2010. http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/cataract/cataract_facts.asp.

Can Children Develop Cataracts?

"Cataracts - Causes." University of Maryland Medical Center. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Oct. 2010. http://www.umm.edu/patiented/articles/what_causes_cataracts_000026_2.htm

Can Prescription Drugs Cause Cataracts?

"Cataract: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia." National Library of Medicine - National Institutes of Health. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Oct. 2010. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001001.htm.

"Prednisone and other corticosteroids: Balance the risks and benefits - MayoClinic.com." Mayo Clinic medical information and tools

Can Steroids Cause Cataracts?

"Cataracts - Causes." University of Maryland Medical Center. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Oct. 2010. http://www.umm.edu/patiented/articles/what_causes_cataracts_000026_2.htm.

"Corticosteroids." Cleveland Clinic. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Oct. 2010. http://my.clevelandclinic.org/drugs/corticosteroids/hic_corticosteroids.aspx.

"CCFA.org: Corticosteroids." CCFA.org: Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Oct. 2010. <http://www.ccfa.org/info/treatment

Can You Have Dental Work After Cataract Surgery?

MedicineNet.com - Patient Discussion: Cataract Surgery, Retrieved June 9, 2011 from http://www.medicinenet.com/cataract_surgery/discussion-281-page2.htm

Nature Medicine - "How a Jolt and a Bolt in a Dentist's Chair Revolutionized Cataract Surgery", 2004, Retrieved June 9, 2011 from http://www.nature.com/nm/journal/v10/n10/full/nm1004-1032.html

Cataract Facts

"Facts About Cataracts [NEI Health Information]." National Eye Institute [NEI], of the U.S. National Institutes of Health. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 July 2010. http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/cataract/cataract_facts.asp.

"Cataract: What You Should Know." National Eye Institute. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, n.d. Web. 27 July 2010. www.nei.nih.gov/health/cataract/webcataract.pdf.

"Cataracts: Prevention - MayoClinic.com." Mayo Clinic medical information and tools for healthy living - MayoClinic.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 July 2010. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cataracts/DS00050/DSECTION=prevention.

Cataract Surgery Procedure

"Cataract: MedlinePlus." National Library of Medicine - National Institutes of Health. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 July 2010. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cataract.html.

"Facts About Cataracts [NEI Health Information]." National Eye Institute [NEI], of the U.S. National Institutes of Health. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 July 2010. http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/cataract/cataract_facts.asp.

"Cataract surgery: All - MayoClinic.com." Mayo Clinic medical information and tools for healthy living - MayoClinic.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 July 2010. http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/cataract-surgery/MY00164/METHOD=print&DSECTION=all.

Spaeth, Edmund B.. "Standard Extracapsular Cataract Surgery ." Principles and Practice of Opthalmic Surgery. London, Great Britian : Lea & Febiger, 1944. 63-66. Print.

Allan, Bruce . "Intraocular lens implants ." British Medical Journal 320.7227 (2000): 73-74. Pub Med Central. Web. 1 July 2010.

Cataract Surgery Recovery

"Cataract Surgery ." University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 July 2010. www.kellogg.umich.edu/patientcare/surgery/cataract.surgery.html.

"Cataract removal: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia." National Library of Medicine - National Institutes of Health. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 July 2010. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002957.htm.

"Cataract surgery: What you can expect - MayoClinic.com." Mayo Clinic medical information and tools for healthy living - MayoClinic.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 July 2010. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cataract-surgery/MY00164/DSECTION=what-you-can-expect.

How to Prevent Cataracts

"Cataract: Definition, Symptoms, and Treatment." Kellogg Eye Center. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 July 2010. www.kellogg.umich.edu/patientcare/conditions/cataract.html.

"Cataracts: Prevention - MayoClinic.com." Mayo Clinic medical information and tools for healthy living - MayoClinic.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 July 2010. <http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cataracts/DS00050/DSECTION=prevention

"Cataracts - Risk Factors." University of Maryland Medical Center. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 July 2010. <http://www.umm.edu/patiented/articles/what_risk_factors_cataracts_000026

How to Reverse Cataracts

"Uveitis." Uveitis | Welcome. N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Aug. 2010. http://www.uveitis.org/patient/articles/articles/cat.html.

"Facts About Cataracts [NEI Health Information]." National Eye Institute [NEI], of the U.S. National Institutes of Health. N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Aug. 2010. http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/cataract/cataract_facts.asp.

Types of Cataract Lens Replacement

U.S. News & World Report - Health: Cataract: Lens Replacement, Retrieved June 7, 2011 from http://health.usnews.com/usnews/health/eye_vision/cataract/cat.treat.lens.htm

CrystalLens - The Crystallens Procedure, Retrieved June 7, 2011 from http://www.crystalens.com/us/TheCrystalensProcedure.aspx

What Is the Average Age for Cataracts?

American Academy of Ophthalmology - Eye Health Statistics at a Glance, Retrieved June 7, 2011 from http://www.aao.org/newsroom/press_kit/upload/Eye_Stats_3-5-07.pdf

Eye World - Evaluation of the Safety of Prophylactic Intracrameral VIGIMOX Solution in Cataract Surgery Patients, Retrieved June 7, 2011 from http://www.eyeworld.org/ewsupplementarticle.php?id=196

Unite for Sight - Global Eye Health Statistics, Retrieved June 7, 2011, from http://www.uniteforsight.org/eye_stats.php

Foster's Daily Democrat - "Durham Student Sees a Problem of Preventable Blindness in the Himalayas", June 7, 2011, Retrieved June 7, 2011 from http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110607/GJCOMMUNITY_01/110609711

What to Expect After Cataract Surgery

National Eye Institute - Facts About Cataracts, Retrieved June 9, 2011 from http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/cataract/cataract_facts.asp#4g

Mayo Clinic - Cataract Surgery Results, Retrieved June 2, 2011 from http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cataract-surgery/MY00164/DSECTION=results

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