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  2. Cataract - Wikipedia

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    Posterior capsular opacification, also known as after-cataract, is a condition in which months or years after successful cataract surgery, vision deteriorates or problems with glare and light scattering recur, usually due to thickening of the back or posterior capsule surrounding the implanted lens, so-called 'posterior lens capsule opacification'.

  3. List of optometric abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    They are used to denote clinical conditions, examination techniques and findings, and various forms of treatment. Eye examination terms ... Cataract: CLAPC/CLIPC

  4. Cataract surgery - Wikipedia

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    Magnified view of a cataract seen on examination with a slit lamp. Cataract surgery is the most common application of lens removal surgery, and is usually associated with lens replacement. It is used to remove the natural lens of the eye when it has developed a cataract, a cloudy area in the lens that causes visual impairment.

  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. Dermatoscopy - Wikipedia

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    Polarized light dermatoscope. Dermatoscopy, also known as dermoscopy [1] or epiluminescence microscopy, is the examination of skin lesions with a dermatoscope.It is a tool similar to a camera to allow for inspection of skin lesions unobstructed by skin surface reflections.

  7. Global access to cataract surgery - Wikipedia

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    A 2009 study showed that the prevalence of cataract blindness in people 50 years and older ranged from 0.5% in Buenos Aires, to 2.3% in parts of Guatemala. Poor vision due to cataracts ranged from 0.9% in Buenos Aires, to 10.7% in parts of Peru. Cataract-surgical coverage ranged from good in parts of Brazil to poor in Paraguay, Peru, and ...

  8. 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.

  9. Xerophthalmia - Wikipedia

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    The condition is not congenital and develops over the course of a few months as the lacrimal glands fail to produce tears. Other conditions involved in the progression already stated include the appearance of Bitot's spots, which are clumps of keratin debris that build up inside the conjunctiva and night blindness, which precedes corneal ulceration and total blindness.