Study Finds Cataract Surgery May Help AMD Patients

A new study conducted by the U.S. National Eye Institute has found that patients suffering from age-related macular degeneration (AMD) may benefit from cataract surgery. The study, which was published in the journal Ophthalmology, examined 1,939 cases of patients at various stages of AMD.While earlier research suggested that cataract surgery might negatively impact AMD patients, this study