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2. What to Expect at Cataract Surgery - AOL

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   Cataract surgery is designed to restore clear vision by removing the cloudy lens and replacing it with a transparent artificial lens. ... (Typically, the eye patch will be removed the day after ...

3. Conformer - Wikipedia

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   A conformer is a clear acrylic shell fitted after an enucleation of the eye [1] if the final artificial eye is not available at the time of surgery, to hold the shape of the eye socket and allow the eyelids to blink over the shell without rubbing the suture line. The conformer shell holds the shape ready for the artificial eye, and is worn for ...

4. Clear lens extraction - Wikipedia

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   Clear lens extraction, also known as refractive lensectomy, custom lens replacement or refractive lens exchange is a surgical procedure in which clear lens of the human eye is removed. Unlike cataract surgery , where the cloudy lens is removed to treat a cataract , clear lens extraction is done to surgically correct refractive errors such as ...

5. Manual small incision cataract surgery - Wikipedia

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   Manual small incision cataract surgery (MSICS) is an evolution of extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE); the lens is removed from the eye through a self-sealing scleral tunnel wound. A well-constructed scleral tunnel is held closed by internal pressure, is watertight, and does not require suturing.

6. Cataract surgery - Wikipedia

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   Following cataract surgery, side-effects such as grittiness, watering, blurred vision, double vision, and a red or bloodshot eye may occur, although they usually clear after a few days. Full recovery from the operation can take four-to-six weeks. [ 93 ]

7. Intraocular lens - Wikipedia

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   During CLEAR, the crystalline lens is extracted and an IOL replaces it in a process that is very similar to cataract surgery: both involve lens replacement, local anesthesia, last approximately 30 minutes, and require making a small incision in the eye for lens insertion. People recover from CLEAR surgery 1–7 days after the operation.