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Can you say if it could lens implant surgery be an improvement over contact lenses?

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Dr. Tim Conrad answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

Riskier: Intraocular implants are a riskier way to correct vision than contact lenses. The vision is no better with them than contact lenses.

Answered 7/11/2013

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