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Cataract surgery-Manual extraction or phacoemulsification
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I understand that there are Two procedures are used to treat cataracts. Manual extraction procedure in which a small incision is made at the edge of the outer lining of the eye (cornea). The lens is then removed and replaced with a prosthetic lens. Second being phacoemulsification in which insertion, through a small incision on the eye, of a needle with a small device on its end that produces sound waves. Sound waves delivered through this needle break up the lens, which is then sucked out through the needle. This results in results in smaller incision but more exepnsive and more specilaized training.
does one or the other produce better results? that is, will one have better sucess rate, less conplications, quicker recovery/healing?
I understand that there are Two procedures are used to treat cataracts. Manual extraction procedure in which a small incision is made at the edge of the outer lining of the eye (cornea). The lens is then removed and replaced with a prosthetic lens. Second being phacoemulsification in which insertion, through a small incision on the eye, of a needle with a small device on its end that produces sound waves. Sound waves delivered through this needle break up the lens, which is then sucked out through the needle. This results in results in smaller incision but more exepnsive and more specilaized training.
does one or the other produce better results? that is, will one have better sucess rate, less conplications, quicker recovery/healing?
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