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2. Scientists developed eye drops that help dissolve cataracts

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   Cataracts cause the lens of the eye to become cloudy over time, but if they are left untreated, they can lead to complete blindness. While cataracts are unable to spread from one eye to another ...

3. Intraocular lens - Wikipedia

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   Intraocular lens. An Intraocular lens ( IOL) is a lens implanted in the eye usually as part of a treatment for cataracts or for correcting other vision problems such as short sightedness and long sightedness; a form of refractive surgery. If the natural lens is left in the eye, the IOL is known as phakic, otherwise it is a pseudophakic lens (or ...

4. Cataract - Wikipedia

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   A cataract is a cloudy area in the lens of the eye that leads to a decrease in vision of the eye. [ 1 ] [ 7 ] Cataracts often develop slowly and can affect one or both eyes. [ 1 ] Symptoms may include faded colours, blurry or double vision , halos around light, trouble with bright lights, and difficulty seeing at night . [ 1 ]

5. National Eye Institute - Wikipedia

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   Wearing prescription eyeglasses is effective for some children with amblyopia, though others also need occlusion treatment, like patching. Increasing the daily duration of patching can increase the effectiveness of correction with eyeglasses. Using atropine eye drops daily is as effective as patching for at least six hours per day.

6. Childhood cataract - Wikipedia

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   Childhood cataracts are the primary cause of childhood blindness. [4] Childhood cataracts make up 7.4% to 15.3% of blindness in kids. [4] The prevalence of childhood cataracts ranges from 0.63/10,000 to 9.74/10,000 children, with a median of 1.71. [6] This is dependent on factors like economic status but not gender or laterality. [6]

7. Aphakia - Wikipedia

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   Aphakia. Aphakia is the absence of the lens of the eye, due to surgical removal, such as in cataract surgery, a perforating wound or ulcer, or congenital anomaly. It causes a loss of ability to maintain focus ( accommodation ), high degree of farsightedness ( hyperopia ), [ 1] and a deep anterior chamber. Complications include detachment of the ...