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Help please! is cataract surgery safe for who have only one eye?
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Yes: Yes. Cataract surgery is one of the most common and safest elective procedures performed in the U.S. It is safe for individuals with only one eye.
Answered 6/9/2013
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Yes: Well, it is no less safe than those who have both eyes, but obviously no one wants to operate on a lone eye if there is no real problem. If it is truly symptomatic and causing impaired quality of life, it should be removed. Unless there was a problem with cataract surgery in the other eye, there should be no increased risk.
Answered 4/24/2015
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