What is cataract surgery?

Author: Dr. Victor Derhartunian 30 July 2021

Find out more about cataract surgery

Cataracts are a disease that occurs with advancing age.
It causes the human lens to become cloudy.
During cataract surgery, the clouded human lens is removed and replaced with an artificial lens.
Special lenses can be used to correct high corneal curvature or presbyopia, for example.  

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Author:

Dr. Victor Derhartunian

Nachdem er sein Handwerk von den beiden Pionieren der Laserchirurgie gelernt hat, gehört Dr. Victor Derhartunian zu den führenden Augenlaser-Chirurgen. Er leitet die Praxis in Wien und kann seine Patienten in fünf Sprachen beraten.