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What is the difference between phakic intraocular lenses and intraocular lenses following cataract surgery?

April 26, 2017cataract difference interocular intraocular lenses nearsighted phakic surgery vision correction

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What is the difference between phakic intraocular lenses and intraocular lenses following cataract surgery?

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Phakic intraocular lenses are implanted in the eye without removing the natural lens. This is in contrast to intraocular lenses that are implanted into eyes after the eye’s cloudy natural lens (cataract) has been removed during cataract surgery.