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2. What to Expect at Cataract Surgery - AOL

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   “Cataract surgery used to be one-size-fits-all, but now with the lasers and our specialty lenses, we have many different options to customize for the patient’s preference,” says Trief.

3. Cataract surgery - Wikipedia

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   Cataract surgery in small animals such as dogs and cats is a routine ophthalmic procedure with a success rate of around 90%, and is usually better for eyes with relatively recent cataract development. The presence of other ocular problems may reduce the success rate. Procedures are similar to those for humans.

4. Manual small incision cataract surgery - Wikipedia

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   MSICS is a procedure that was developed to reduce costs in comparison with phacoemulsification, which requires expensive high-tech equipment that needs skilled maintenance, and is relatively unsuited to less developed regions, and to eliminate the need for suturing the incision, by using a self-sealing incision.

5. Eye surgery - Wikipedia

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   Eye surgery, also known as ophthalmic surgery or ocular surgery, is surgery performed on the eye or its adnexa. [1] Eye surgery is part of ophthalmology and is performed by an ophthalmologist or eye surgeon. The eye is a fragile organ, and requires due care before, during, and after a surgical procedure to minimize or prevent further damage.

6. Global access to cataract surgery - Wikipedia

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   Cataract surgery in Bedele, Ethiopia. Cataracts are the main cause of blindness in Africa, and affect approximately half of the estimated seven million blind people on the continent, a number that is expected to increase with population growth by about 600,000 people per year. As of 2005, the estimated cataract-surgery rate was about 500 ...

7. Intraocular lens - Wikipedia

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   The intraocular lens did not find widespread acceptance in cataract surgery until the 1970s, when further developments in lens design and surgical techniques had come about. As of 2021, approximately four million cataract procedures take place annually in the U.S. and nearly 28 million worldwide, a large proportion in India.