Cataracts
Since 1990, there has been a surgical procedure called phacoemulsification, which involves the destruction of the patient's "opaque" lenses and the placement of an intraocular lens to compensate for the loss of the eye's refractive power. This is done by making a corneal incision of 2.7 to 3 millimeters in the conventional technique or around 2.2 millimeters in the MICS technique to remove the cataracts. Laser is not used in this type of procedure, as it is performed through ultrasound.
In 2004, about two million operations were performed in the European Union. In congenital cataracts, lens extraction surgery without immediate replacement before the baby is 2 months old has the most significant impact on their visual future.