The cost of removing a cataract - between $2,000-$4000 dollars - is prohibitive for many, leaving them to struggle with a completely curable form of blindness. The Moran Eye Center has started a Charitable Surgery Day, to help restore sight to some Utahns.

A Utah engineer helps develop the first bionic eye approved last week by the FDA.

The Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah has the largest eye bank in the world. A Utah researcher is using this resource to identify treatments for macular degeneration, a major cause of vision loss in the U.S.