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2. 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 ...

3. Cataract surgery - Wikipedia

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   India's cataract-surgical rate rose from just over 700 operations per million people per year in 1981, to 6,000 per million per year in 2011, thus getting closer to the estimated requirement of 8,000–8,700 operations per million per year needed to eliminate cataract blindness in the country. The rate's rise was partly linked to factors such ...

4. History of cataract surgery - Wikipedia

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   Cataract surgery is the removal of the natural lens of the eye that has developed a cataract, an opaque or cloudy area. [3] Over time, metabolic changes of the crystalline lens fibres lead to the development of a cataract, causing impairment or loss of vision.

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. Yes, You Can Rent Out Your Eye Socket For Money

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   "[The patient] wanted a sparkle in his eye," he explains. A novelty eye can cost anywhere from $2,500 to $5,500 -- about the same range as a regular prosthetic -- but they aren't covered by insurance. Andy recalls one patient who was determined to make a return on his investment: He asked . for an eye that featured the Nike swoosh.

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