CATARACT SURGERY

Course overview

CATARACTS ARE THE WORLD’S LEADING CAUSE OF REMEDIABLE BLINDNESS. WHILE SOME CATARACTS, MAY BE CONGENITAL, SECONDARY TO TRAUMA, OR DRUG-INDUCED, MOST CATARACTS ARE AGE-RELATED. CATARACT SURGERY IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE, AND CURRENTLY, THE ONLY APPROVED INTERVENTION FOR CATARACTS REGARDLESS OF ETIOLOGY. THIS ACTIVITY PRESENTS THE PATHOLOGY OF CATARACTS AS WELL AS THE MOST COMMON SURGICAL TECHNIQUE, COMPLICATIONS, AND OUTCOMES OF CATARACT SURGERY.