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lens implant, an artificial lens that is usually implanted at the time of cataract extraction but may also be used for patients with extreme myopia, diplopia, ocular albinism, and certain other abnormalities. The operation is usually performed with a local anesthetic in an outpatient center. Eyedrops containing an antibiotic such as neomycin are instilled before surgery to prevent infection and several times a day for a number of weeks after surgery. After extraction of the cataract, the lens is inserted through a corneal incision. It may be held in place in the anterior chamber by extremely fine sutures to the iris, or, if the lens is implanted into the capsular sac, a miotic agent such as pilocarpine is used to prevent the iris from dilating too widely, which would allow the implant to slip. The implanted lens does not cause the problems with abnormal peripheral vision that are associated with cataract spectacles. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Rather, he's an eye surgeon, internationally recognized as an authority on cataract extractions, who's performed more cataract and intraocular lens implant surgeries than anyone else in the world. Refractive surgical treatments include HyperSpeed LASIK[TM], "No-Cut" LASIK (LASEK), Custom WaveFront[TM] LASIK, Near Vision CK, Intacs[TM] for Keratoconus, Cataract with multi-focal lens featuring ReZoom[TM] and ReSTOR[R] lens, "No-Cut" Pterygium with amniotic membrane graft and Intraocular Lens implant featuring Verisyse[TM] and Visian ICL[TM] lens. Waring has performed corneal and lens implant surgery for 25 years, including approximately 1,000 corneal transplants, 10,000 LASIK procedures, and thousands of cataract removals. |
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