Cataract surgeons address needs, expectations of aging patients after refractive procedures

More than 30 years have passed since the first PRK procedures were performed, followed by LASIK a few years later. An increasing number of keratorefractive patients are now old enough to have visually significant cataract, and surgeons need to be prepared to approach them and deal with their specific requirements and expectations.
“Managing expectations is one of the challenges of doing cataract surgery in this group of patients,” OSN Cataract Surgery Section Editor John A. Hovanesian, MD, FACS, said. “These are people who are accustomed to very good vision who (Read more...)

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