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- From: mparks@cbnewsk.cb.att.com (michelle.lim)
- Subject: Laser surgery for Cataracts?
- Organization: AT&T
- Distribution: usa
- Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1993 21:39:03 GMT
- Message-ID: <1993Jan2.213903.23221@cbnewsk.cb.att.com>
- Keywords: cataract
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- Hello,
-
- Are lasers used for cataract surgery? My mom has cataracts
- and the doctor is recommending surgery to remove the lens and
- put in an artificial one. She does not live in the US and was
- wondering if they have laser surgery for the procedure
- in the US.
-
- If there is such a thing, what are the advantages and disadvantages
- over conventional (non-laser) surgery? What are costs like?
-
- I understand the replacements are silicon lenses. Is
- there a danger in light of the recent discoveries
- about silicon? (My mom is 60).
-
- Any other information on cataract surgery will be
- most welcome. Personal experiences also welcome. Thanks
- in advance.
-
- Michelle
-