Comments on: Does a cataract grow back after removed by Lasik? http://www.eyeprocedure.com/blog/does-a-cataract-grow-back-after-removed-by-lasik/ Thu, 17 May 2012 22:59:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: samir_brd http://www.eyeprocedure.com/blog/does-a-cataract-grow-back-after-removed-by-lasik/comment-page-1/#comment-1358 samir_brd Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:34:13 +0000 http://www.eyeprocedure.com/blog/does-a-cataract-grow-back-after-removed-by-lasik/#comment-1358 I think you are mistaken or confused. Cataracts cannot be removed by LASIK. LASIK treats refractive errors-i.e., if you need glasses or contact lenses to see clearly, LASIK eliminates this need. A cataract is a clouding on the natural crystalline lens inside your eye. Generally, though not always, getting a cataract is a consquence of the aging process. Removing a cataract means extracting the clouded lens from the eye, and replacing it with an artificial lens. It has little to do with the LASIK procedure. If you are developing a cataract, you will have to get it removed at some point. I think you are mistaken or confused. Cataracts cannot be removed by LASIK. LASIK treats refractive errors-i.e., if you need glasses or contact lenses to see clearly, LASIK eliminates this need.

A cataract is a clouding on the natural crystalline lens inside your eye. Generally, though not always, getting a cataract is a consquence of the aging process. Removing a cataract means extracting the clouded lens from the eye, and replacing it with an artificial lens. It has little to do with the LASIK procedure.

If you are developing a cataract, you will have to get it removed at some point.

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