Cataract. Aging and optometry

Authors

  • Dra. Miladys Velázquez Matos
  • Dra. Yadira Núñez Álvarez
  • Dra. Kenia Rojas Góngora
  • Dr. Javier Zamora Grañas

Keywords:

optometry, old age, cataract

Abstract

The cataract constitutes the main cause of blindness in the world. Affecting a half of person older than 65 year is a natural process of progressive opaqueness of the crystalline one. The only way of eliminating the cataract is to extract the opaque crystalline one and to replace it with an intraocular lens through the surgery. The application of laser is the first significant advance in cataracts surgery from 1967, when the emulsifier appeared by ultrasounds, and according to the studies, it is very probable that it helps to improve the cataract surgery for being more rapid, effective and sure.

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Published

2013-01-02

How to Cite

1.
Velázquez Matos DM, Núñez Álvarez DY, Rojas Góngora DK, Zamora Grañas DJ. Cataract. Aging and optometry. Rev Inf Cient [Internet]. 2013 Jan. 2 [cited 2025 Apr. 19];77(1). Available from: https://revinfcientifica.sld.cu/index.php/ric/article/view/876

Issue

Vol. 77 No. 1 (2013)

Section

Review Articles