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A member asked:
How do you get rid of cataracts?
10 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Surgery: At this time, cataracts are removed surgically through small incisions. The natural lens is then replaced with a permanent artificial lens.
Answered 9/18/2019
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Phaco: Modern cataract surgery is performed by breaking apart the cataract with ultrasonic energy (phaco emulsification ) then removing with fluidic pumps. Recent advances in femtosecond lasers are beginning to be used in cataract surgery ad well and may represent the future of how cataracts are removed.
Answered 1/27/2012
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Surgery : Cataract are currently only treated surgically!
Answered 12/24/2012
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