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Evolution of Cataract Surgery

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The word cataract derived from the Latin cataracta, waterfall. The white froth of a waterfall represented the clouding of the lens that occurs with an advanced cortical cataract. The Romans saw suffusion between the pupil and the lens. We now think of cataract as the consequence of natural aging changes [1].

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  1. Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, 1550 Oak St., Suite 5, Eugene, OR, 97401, USA

    Mark Packer M.D., F.A.C.S., C.P.I.

  2. Minnesota Eye Consultants & Department of Ophthalmology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55431, USA

    Richard L. Lindstrom M.D. & Elizabeth A. Davis M.D., F.A.C.S.

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  1. Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medic, Director of Refractive Surgery, Cole Eye Institute, n/a, Cleveland, 44106, Ohio, USA

    Ronald R. Krueger

  2. Talamo Laser Eye Consultants, Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Waltham, 02451, USA

    Jonathan H. Talamo

  3. Minnesota Eye Consultants, Dept of Ophthalmology, University of Minnesota, Bloomington, 55431, Minnesota, USA

    Richard L. Lindstrom

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Packer, M., Lindstrom, R.L., Davis, E.A. (2013). Evolution of Cataract Surgery. In: Krueger, R., Talamo, J., Lindstrom, R. (eds) Textbook of Refractive Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery (ReLACS). Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1010-2_1

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