History of cataract surgery
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history-of-cataract-surgery-214-301819
title:
History of cataract surgery
text:
Cataract surgery has a long history in Europe, Asia, and Africa. It is one of the most common and successful surgical procedures in worldwide use, thanks to improvements in techniques for cataract removal and developments in intraocular lens (IOL) replacement technology, in implantation techniques, and in IOL design, construction, and selection. Surgical techniques that have contributed to this success include microsurgery, viscoelastics, and phacoemulsification. Cataract surgery is the removal
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Development of the procedure for removing an opacified lens from the eye
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_cataract_surgery
date created:
2023-12-13T11:42:27Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T13:19:43Z
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