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2. Cataract surgery - Wikipedia

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   Cataract surgery and IOL implantation have the safest and highest success rates of any eye care-related procedures. As with any type of surgery, however, some level of risk remains. [7] Most complications of cataract surgery do not result in long-term visual impairment, but some severe complications can lead to irreversible blindness. [90]

3. Global access to cataract surgery - Wikipedia

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   The study also shown a significant correlation between gross national income per capita and cataract-surgery rate in the countries involved. [30] In a study published in 2014, the weighted-mean regional surgery rate was found to have increased by 70% from 2005 to 2012, rising from 1,562 to 2,672 cataract surgeries per million inhabitants. The ...

4. Phacolytic glaucoma - Wikipedia

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   Additionally, the laser cataract procedures which are used to cure phacolysis have a success rate of 98% further proving this procedure's effectiveness. [5] The main issue with this technology is that the process costs about $300,000 to $500,000 [3] and like all surgical procedures there is a degree of risk. Within the cataract removal ...

5. How Does Laser Eye Surgery Work? - AOL

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6. Phacoemulsification - Wikipedia

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   Phacoemulsification is a cataract surgery method in which the internal lens of the eye which has developed a cataract is emulsified with the tip of an ultrasonic handpiece and aspirated from the eye. Aspirated fluids are replaced with irrigation of balanced salt solution to maintain the volume of the anterior chamber during the procedure.

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.