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“What I Wish I’d Known About Cataract Surgery”: A Doctor Details What Patients Should Know About a Common Procedure

What are the signs that show I need cataract surgery? “There are several key signs that someone may need cataract surgery,” ...
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Retina Tear Raises Detachment Risk After Cataract Surgery

About 1 in 20 people who have had a laser procedure to patch a retinal tear will have another retinal tear or, worse, a retinal detachment after they have cataract surgery, an analysis of a large ...

Porter Ophthalmology Clarifies Long-Term Vision Planning for LASIK Patients Considering Cataract Surgery

With millions of Americans having undergone LASIK vision correction in the past three decades, a growing number are now approaching the age where cataract surgery becomes a consideration. Porter ...
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Cyclodialysis technique combined with cataract surgery reduces IOP at 2 years

Through 24 months, scleral bio-reinforced cyclodialysis combined with cataract surgery lowered IOP by enhancing uveoscleral outflow, according to a study published in Ophthalmology Science. "The ...
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Cataract Surgery Linked to Slightly Higher Conversion From Dry to Wet AMD

ORLANDO ‑- Cataract surgery was linked to an increased risk of conversion from dry to neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in a large retrospective cohort study, although the ...
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Cataract Surgery May Reduce Fracture Risk

Cataracts increased the risk of fracture by as much as 51%, which could be substantially reduced by cataract surgery, a systematic review and meta-analysis suggested. Cataract significantly increased ...