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Can cataract surgery be done while sitting up or always with the patient lying down?
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Not really: Cataract surgery can be done with a patient not completely flat on their back, although it makes it more difficult. I can't imagine doing it with a patient sitting up, though.
Answered 8/25/2013
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Possibly: It is possible to sit up for the most part, but one must tip their head back and look straight up to get the microscope in position to perform the surgery. So you could sit up but tip your head back perpendicular to the floor. Body positioning is not the issue, it is the eye looking up into the microscope and avoiding the bones of the orbit to get access to the eyeball to perform surgery.
Answered 6/15/2018
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Usually lying down: In some cases the patient can be slightly seated up if cannot lie flat; microscope has best view of cataract when patient lying flat. More info: eyedoc2020@blogspot.com
Answered 12/15/2014
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