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eye, slit-lamp exam, cataract, close-up, the eye, cataract, cataract surgery, cataract extraction, cataract surgery, cataract removal, procedure to remove a clouded lens, cataract, eye to improve vision, always includes the implantation of an artificial lens, normal lens, the eye is transparent, focuses light onto the inner surface, the eye, retina, to create an image, a cataract develop, lens becomes cloudy, blocks the normal path of light entering the eye, vision becomes obscured, purpose of cataract surgery, remove the clouded lens, replace it, an artificial lens, thereby restoring clear vision, cataract removal surgery, not satisfied, current vision, whose cataracts disrupt life, cataracts, seen most commonly, in the elderly, children born, clouded lenses, congenital cataracts, due to infections they acquire, birth, surgery, loss of vision, visual abnormalities, cataracts, an ophthalmologist, take several measurements to assess the type of surgery needed, an ultrasound, the eye to measure length, a measurement, the curvature, the front surface, the eye, together, tests help the surgeon choose the power, the artificial lens to be implanted, in the eye, time of surgery, routine preoperative testing, assess overall general health, prior to cataract removal, cataract surgery, local anesthesia, numbing, most patients, able, undergo cataract extraction regardless of other illnesses they, surgery is performed, hospital, in an outpatient setting, children, given general anesthesia to keep them deep asleep, pain-free, adults, awake but sedated, pain-free, local anesthesia, the help of a microscope, a small incision is made, junction, the clear, white outer parts, the eye, lens, removed in several ways, depending upon the type of cataract, surgical instruments, suction, an instrument, machine that uses high frequency sound waves, ultrasonic energy, to break up the lens, suction it out, phacoemulsification, an artificial intraocular lens, iol, inserted to help the eye focus, in the absence, the removed lens, incision closed, fine stitches, sutures, self sealing, sutureless, sutures, removed at a later date, surgery typically lasts less than an hour, generally the patient returns home the same day, the procedure, returns the following day, examination, a patch, over the operated eye, worn, follow-up examination the next day, antibiotic, anti-inflammatory eye drops, several weeks to assist the healing process, expect complete healing in, 10 weeks, glasses, contact lenses, fitted clarity of vision needs to be refined, close follow-up, the surgeon is essential, cataract surgery, loss of vision, vision abnormalities, clouding, the lens, complications of cataract surgery, not common, serious complications, rare, most patients have better vision after cataract surgery, frequently asked questions, q, a laser be, remove my cataract, a, no, lasers, remove cataracts, though they likely, future, several months, surgery, a laser, break apart remaining old lens fragments sitting behind the new artificial lens, q, harm my eye to wait to remove the cataract, a, no, cataracts, not harm the eye, should have cataract removed, it is convenient, unhappy, vision, q, i have a cataract in each eye, i have them both done, a, no, one eye is allowed to heal, the operation is repeated on the other eye, most surgeons recommend waiting 1 to 2 months between procedures, outcome of cataract surgery, excellent, operation has low risk, pain is minimal, recovery time is short, improvement in sight occurs ninety-five percent, all cataract surgeries result in improved vision, this operation, performed on an outpatient basis, patient returns home the same day, expect complete healing in, 10 weeks.