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Posterior Capsulotomy
A posterior capsulotomy is a surgical laser procedure that may be necessary after cataract surgery.
Continue reading...Phacoemulsification (Phaco)
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
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Phacoemulsification is a surgical method used to remove a cataract, which is a clouding of the eye’s naturally clear lens. A cloudy lens interferes with light passing through to the retina, the light-sensing layer of cells at the back of the eye. Having a cataract can be compared to looking at the world through a [...]
Continue reading...Cataracts in Children
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
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A cataract is a clouding of the eye’s normally clear lens. The lens of the eye plays an important role in focusing images on the retina, the light-sensitive nerve cells lining the back of the eye. If the lens loses its clarity, light rays do not focus clearly and vision is blurry. Just as it [...]
Continue reading...Intraocular Lenses (IOLs)
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
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An intraocular lens (IOL) is a tiny, lightweight, clear plastic disk placed in the eye during cataract surgery. An IOL replaces the focusing power of the eye’s natural lens.
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Tuesday, September 19, 2006
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A cataract is a loss of transparency, or clouding, of the normally clear lens of the eye. As one ages, chemical changes occur in the lens that make it less transparent. The loss of transparency may be so mild vision is hardly affected or so severe that no shapes or movements are seen, only light [...]
Continue reading...Catarata
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
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La catarata es la pérdida de transparencia, o nubosidad, del lente del ojo. A medida que envejecemos, cambios químicos en el lente lo hacen menos transparente. La pérdida de transparencia puede ser tan mínima que casi no afecta la visión, o tan severa que las formas y los movimientos no pueden verse, solo la luz [...]
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Tuesday, September 19, 2006
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