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Cataract surgery - series: Normal anatomy

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Normal anatomy

The lens of an eye is normally clear. A cataract is when the lens becomes cloudy as you get older.

Update Date: 3/14/2006

Updated by: Edward B. Feinberg, MD, MPH, Professor and Chair, Department of Opthalmology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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