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Cataract surgery has many benefits but lacks funding unless vision is significantly impaired
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Cataract surgery has many benefits but lacks funding unless vision is significantly impaired
Wednesday 23 October 2019, 12:00 AM

The IOLMaster 700 provides a complete cross-section of the eye
EYE HEALTH
Cataract surgery is the most commonly performed operation in the Western world, and it is the safest prosthetic operation known to mankind. This article presents some of the advances your patients can expect with cataract surgery performed in 2019 at a modern facility
Key points
Cataract removal and implantation of an intraocular lens is associated with considerable improvements in visual and cognitive functio
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