EU's Catacure

The European Commission currently had a program known as “Catacure”, whose stated objective is to cure cataract by phototherapy, without surgery. According to their website: “Cataract surgery is not without its risks. Visual loss is not uncommon”. Indeed, visual loss can occur for several reasons following cataract surgery.
http://www.positivehealth.com/article/vision-and-eye-sight/cataracts-when-a-miracle-of-modern-surgery-wasn-t-needed

A demonstration of pilots in hospitals dedicated to the diagnosis and the non-invasive treatment of cataract
CATACURE will revolutionise the approach to diagnosis and the treatment of cataract. Today, existing lens replacement is less than satisfactory even after successful surgery as there is a loss of accommodation, of scanning and a multitude of secondary complications. Besides, the gold standard uses invasive methods instead of the innovative non-invasive method we propose.
http://www.catacure.eu/

Scientists at Heriot-Watt University have developed a new way to diagnose cataracts.
hey use LED (light-emitting diode) technology to measure cataracts at a molecular level.
This gives clinicians a better idea of whether patients need to have surgery.

Prof Des Smith, one of the co-founders of the research, said: "This research brings us one step closer to developing a non-invasive treatment for cataracts."
The team will now conduct further studies in pigs to validate the findings, demonstrate safety in humans and explore whether non-invasive treatment is feasible.
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