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Cataracts
About Cataracts
The leading cause of blindness worldwide, with tens of millions untreated in poor regions. Indian surgeon Sushruta described couching the lens 2,600 years ago. Harold Ridley invented the lens implant in 1949 after observing WWII pilots. Modern surgery takes about 20 minutes.
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