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2. What to Expect at Cataract Surgery - AOL

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   What to expect after cataract surgery “Many patients notice significantly clearer vision within 24–48 hours, although full recovery can take a few weeks,” says Dello Russo.

3. Cataract - Wikipedia

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   Posterior capsular opacification, also known as after-cataract, is a condition in which months or years after successful cataract surgery, vision deteriorates or problems with glare and light scattering recur, usually due to thickening of the back or posterior capsule surrounding the implanted lens, so-called 'posterior lens capsule opacification'.

4. Cataract surgery - Wikipedia

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   This made visual rehabilitation after cataract surgery a more efficient, effective, and comfortable process. [107] Intracapsular cryoextraction was the favoured form of cataract extraction from the late 1960s to the early 1980s using a liquid-nitrogen-cooled probe tip to freeze the encapsulated lens to the probe.

5. Irvine–Gass syndrome - Wikipedia

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   After cataract surgery, patients with diabetes mellitus are generally acknowledged to have an increased risk of macular edema. [12] A prior history of retinal vein occlusion was the only significant preoperative risk factor in a large retrospective series of 1659 consecutive cataract surgeries. [13]

6. Phacoemulsification - Wikipedia

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   Complications after cataract surgery are relatively uncommon. Posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) may occur but does not directly threaten vision. [25] Some people develop a posterior capsular opacification (PCO), also called an after-cataract. This may compromise visual acuity, and can usually be safely and painlessly corrected using a laser.

7. Intraocular lens - Wikipedia

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   Before surgery (natural crystalline lens, left). After surgery (implanted PCIOL, right). An anterior chamber IOL (ACIOL) Posterior chamber IOL (PCIOL). This is by far the most common type of implanted lens after cataract surgery, as this is the natural and optimum position for a lens. [citation needed] Anterior chamber IOL (ACIOL). A less ...