Drugs, better surgical techniques and new technologies can limit the amount of pain and inflammation a patient experiences after undergoing cataract surgery.
Ophthalmologists and patients have different views about what constitutes a successful cataract surgery. Ophthalmologists generally view visual acuity outcomes as the most important concept in cataract and ophthalmic surgery, but patients perceive pain as equally important, OSN Cornea/External Disease Board Member Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD, said. If patients associate pain with the procedure, they may be left with negative feelings about the
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