EyeMotion Education Center
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Cataract
A cataract is a clouding of the lens in the eye that affects vision. Most cataracts are related to aging. Cataracts are very common in older people. By age 80, more than half of all Americans either have a cataract or have had cataract surgery.
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LASIK

Surgery using a cool, ultraviolet laser beam to reshape the surface of the cornea.

Small laser pulses are used to remove small bits of the cornea and reshape it. The laser is controlled by a computer and base
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Glaucoma

A disease that causes the nerve cells at the front of the optic nerve to die.

There are usually no symptoms, but in extreme cases headaches, severe pain, redness, nausea, and even partial or total vision loss may occur.
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