Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Thyroid cancer-related fear and worry scores declined for adults 9 months after a thyroidectomy compared with ...

Tomophobia is a rare phobia of medical procedures and surgery. It is a specific type of phobia — a fear of a particular trigger that leads to an out-of-proportion reaction in people with the condition ...

A new study finds vision loss fears may deter some patients from cataract surgery, despite it being the only effective treatment. The research underscores the role of doctor-patient relationships in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with BCVA worse than 20/40 in both eyes reported no fear of surgery vs. 40% of those with BCVA worse ...

Amber and her family in the Volkswagen convertible she bought after learning she was cancer-free Amber used to live her life with anxiety and fear—always trying to stay within her comfort zone. She ...

Fear of vision loss may deter some patients from undergoing necessary cataract surgery, according to a newly published study. Cataracts are the leading cause of reversible blindness, and surgery ...

Fear of vision loss may deter some patients from undergoing necessary cataract surgery, according to a newly published study. Cataracts are the leading cause of reversible blindness, and surgery ...