Creator: Dr. Annapurna Kumar
Keywords: Cataract, Cataract References, references for Cataract

Written by Dr. Annapurna Kumar, MBBS, MS

Medically Reviewed by dr. simi paknikar, MD

Last Updated on Aug 16, 2017

References for Cataract

Author: Dr. Annapurna Kumar

Editor: Dr. Simi Paknikar

Technically Checked by: Lingaraj

Published on Nov 04, 2014
Last Updated on Aug 16, 2017

Comments

sadakat Thursday, March 2, 2017

How to prevent cataract? cataract?Pls, let me know!!

Imayavaramban Wednesday, July 2, 2014

How to prevent cataract?

kpnautiyal Thursday, September 15, 2011

My eyes are suffering from the general fetures of redness at the end towards the nose and below. Is it a symptoms of some diseases of the eye ???? Pls let me know!!

koribilli_2 Tuesday, March 31, 2009

i'm 35 Doctor advised me to go for cataract surgery, as a tennis ball hit my eye 12 years back and also said that there is need to use glasses for short sight. now i have long sight. is there any chance to not to use glasses after surgory?

guest Friday, December 18, 2009

When cataracts are removed, the type of IOL [intraocular replacement lens] your surgeon uses to replace the damaged lens will determine if you need glasses after surgery - more

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