In modern times, there have been cases of vision restored thanks to corneal transplants and cataract surgery.

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The story describes how she was not pleased with the ugly black cane they gave her to steady herself after cataract surgery.

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Many are needed because of keratoconus, a disorder of the shape of the cornea, or corneal disease, often caused by cataract surgery.

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The watchdog found evidence of rationing in areas such as cataract surgery.

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The drive to cut waiting lists for cataract surgery continues - with maximum waiting times to be reduced from the current target of six months to four.

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Uncomplicated cataract surgery is usually 95% successful.

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My favorite example is cataract surgery.

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Instead, she argued, money should be spent on interventions which genuinely relieve suffering such as cataract operations, joint replacement surgery and personal care for people with dementia.

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In the past year, evidence has been gathered about how a growing number of areas are placing restrictions on everything form access to cataract operations to correct eyesight problems to hip and knee surgery.

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The firm, entitled HelpMeSee, has two missions: to provide direct funding to surgeons in the developing world for low-cost lens replacement surgeries performed on cataract blind adults and children, and to train 30 thousand cataract specialists in the developing world a low-cost, cost effective surgery using virtual reality simulators and courseware adapted from aviation training.

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