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2. Cataract surgery - Wikipedia

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   Cataract surgery, also called lens replacement surgery, is the removal of the natural lens of the eye that has developed a cataract, an opaque or cloudy area. [1] The eye's natural lens is usually replaced with an artificial intraocular lens (IOL) implant.

3. What to Expect at Cataract Surgery - AOL

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   Roughly 25 million Americans have cataracts, and more than half of people age 80 and above either currently have them or have had cataract surgery, per the U.S. National Institutes of Health ...

4. Eye surgery - Wikipedia

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   An eye surgeon is responsible for selecting the appropriate surgical procedure for the patient, and for taking the necessary safety precautions. Mentions of eye surgery can be found in several ancient texts dating back as early as 1800 BC, with cataract treatment starting in the fifth century BC. [2]

5. Cataract - Wikipedia

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   Cataracts are most commonly due to aging but may also occur due to trauma or radiation exposure, be present from birth, or occur following eye surgery for other problems. [ 1 ] [ 4 ] Risk factors include diabetes , longstanding use of corticosteroid medication, smoking tobacco , prolonged exposure to sunlight , and alcohol . [ 1 ]

6. History of cataract surgery - Wikipedia

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   Cataract surgery is the removal of the natural lens of the eye that has developed a cataract, an opaque or cloudy area. [3] Over time, metabolic changes of the crystalline lens fibres lead to the development of a cataract, causing impairment or loss of vision.

7. Couching (ophthalmology) - Wikipedia

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   "Couching for cataract"; Wellcome Collection illustration of Indian doctors performing the technique. Couching is the earliest documented form of cataract surgery. It involves dislodging the lens of the eye, thus removing the cloudiness caused by the cataract. Couching was a precursor to modern cataract surgery and pars plana vitrectomy.