Cataract: Advances in surgery and whether surgery remains the only treatment in future

• Published in: Advances in ophthalmology practice and research Vol. 1; no. 1; p. 100008
• Main Authors: Chen, Xinyi, Xu, Jingjie, Chen, Xiangjun, Yao, Ke
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01.11.2021; Elsevier
• Subjects: Cataract; Femtosecond; FLACS; Lanosterol; Ophthalmology; Review; Surgery; Femtosecond; Lanosterol; Cataract; Surgery; FLACS

Cataract is the world's leading eye disease that causes blindness. The prevalence of cataract aged 40 years and older is approximately 11.8%–18.8%. Currently, surgery is the only way to treat cataracts. From early intracapsular cataract extraction to extracapsular cataract extraction, to curren...