Cataract Information from Harvard Eye Associates
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Short fact sheet on treatment of cataracts in children.
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Find information and treatment for cataracts.
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Learn more about your eyes and cataracts, including the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
A cataract is a clouding of the lens of the eye that can impair vision. More
than half of all Americans age 65 and older have cataracts.
The eye functions much like a camera. Light rays enter the eye, passing
through the cornea, the aqueous humor -- transparent fluid in the front of the
eye --
Covers extracapsular extraction and phacoemulsification with diagrams and animation.
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Complete and organized information, diagrams and animations about cataract surgery. Extracapsular - Phacoemulsification.
Several different procedures have been developed to remove
Currently the preferred technique in most cases is
Extracapsular Extraction:
This is a rather old technique in which a 12mm incision is performed in the
eye to extract the lens as a whole. The lens' capsule is left in place to
hold an