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2. History of cataract surgery - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

3. Cataract surgery - Wikipedia

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   Cataract surgery has a long history in Europe, Asia, and Africa, with Chrysippus of Soli, a stoic Greek philosopher providing the earliest account. [104] Couching was the original form of cataract surgery, and was used from antiquity. It is still occasionally found in traditional medicine in parts of Africa and Asia.

4. Timeline of medicine and medical technology - Wikipedia

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   This is a timeline of the history of medicine and medical technology. [a] Antiquity. 3300 BC ... 1988 – Laser cataract surgery – Patricia Bath; 1989 ...

5. What to Expect at Cataract Surgery - AOL

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   Cataract surgery can be done with or without laser assistance. Unlike traditional cataract surgery, which relies on manual incisions and ultrasonic tools, laser cataract surgery uses high-tech ...

6. Small incision lenticule extraction - Wikipedia

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   ReLEx Small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE), second generation of ReLEx Femtosecond lenticule extraction (FLEx), is a form of laser based refractive eye surgery developed by Carl Zeiss Meditec used to correct myopia, and cure astigmatism.

7. 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.