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How much is the cornea weakened after catarct opporation?
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Minimal: After the cornea has healed (about a month) there is minimal strength change to the cornea in modern small incision cataract surgery.
Answered 10/12/2013
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Not much: As long as you have a small incision operation with a 2.75mm entry or smaller the cornea will not lose much tensile strength. The sensitive inner cells of the cornea (endothelium) can be damaged with denser cataracts or surgeon inexperience.
Answered 9/10/2019
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None: None. The strength of the cornea is not significantly effected by cararact surgery.
Answered 10/10/2012
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