Science Illustrated

Damage lens is sucked out

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Doctors can replace the lens of the eye, in the case of catract or has a refraction error. Using a laser, a tiny hole is cut at the side of the eye behind the cornea, and the old lens is sucked out and replaced by a new one made of silicone. About six million are done annually.

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Through a tiny cut in the cornea, the unclear lens is sucked out and replaced with a new, artificial one.

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