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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. 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.

  4. Cataract - Wikipedia

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    Archaeological evidence of eye surgery in the Roman era also exists. [78] Galen of Pergamon (ca. 2nd century CE), a prominent Greek physician, surgeon and philosopher, performed an operation similar to modern cataract surgery. Using a needle-shaped instrument, Galen attempted to remove the cataract-affected lens of the eye. [79]

  5. YouTube star 'MrBeast' provides free cataract surgeries for ...

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    He performed cataract surgery on all 40 people in one day, working from 7 a.m. until about 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 7, 2022, he says, describing the patients as stunned and grateful that someone would ...

  6. Couching (ophthalmology) - Wikipedia

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    "Couching for cataract"; Wellcome Collection illustration of Indian doctors performing the technique. Couching is the earliest documented form of cataract surgery. It involves dislodging the lens of the eye, thus removing the cloudiness caused by the cataract. Couching was a precursor to modern cataract surgery and pars plana vitrectomy.

  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.

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