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2. Cataract surgery - Wikipedia

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   Cataract surgery is the most common application of lens removal surgery, and is usually associated with lens replacement. It is used to remove the natural lens of the eye when it has developed a cataract, a cloudy area in the lens that causes visual impairment. [4] [10] Cataracts usually develop slowly and can affect one or both eyes. [4]

3. Phacoemulsification - Wikipedia

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   D018918. [ edit on Wikidata] Phacoemulsification is a cataract surgery method in which the internal lens of the eye which has developed a cataract is emulsified with the tip of an ultrasonic handpiece and aspirated from the eye. Aspirated fluids are replaced with irrigation of balanced salt solution to maintain the volume of the anterior ...

4. Intraocular lens - Wikipedia

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   Intraocular lens. An Intraocular lens ( IOL) is a lens implanted in the eye usually as part of a treatment for cataracts or for correcting other vision problems such as short sightedness and long sightedness; a form of refractive surgery. If the natural lens is left in the eye, the IOL is known as phakic, otherwise it is a pseudophakic lens (or ...

5. DOCUMENT RESUME - ERIC

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   cataract surgery and the use of intraocular lenses (IOUs) in the United States. The document provides background on the definition and treatment of cataracts and describes IOL implantation procedures, the IOL industry in the United States and abroad, and IOL utilization, including numbers and costs. Medicare payment for cataract surgery is also ...

6. ERIC - ED265468 - Cataract Surgery: Fraud, Waste, and Abuse ...

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   Medicare payment for cataract surgery is also examined. Current problems are detailed, including efficacy and safety; cost; kickbacks, discounts, and rebates; and no cost advertisements. Results from surveys of ophthalmologists and the IOL industry regarding their experiences with fraud, waste, and abuse in the area of cataract surgery are ...

7. History of cataract surgery - Wikipedia

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   Cataract surgery was first mentioned in the Babylonian code of Hammurabi 1750 BCE. [12] The earliest known depiction of cataract surgery is on a statue from the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt (2467–2457 BCE ). [12] According to Francisco J Ascaso et al, a "relief painting from tomb number TT 217 in a worker settlement in Deir el-Medina " shows "the ...