| 21. | Insertion of an intraocular lens for the treatment of cataracts is the most commonly performed eye surgical procedure.
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| 22. | In 1993, there were 15, 000 cataract surgeries performed in Nepal, only 1000 of which utilized intraocular lenses.
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| 23. | In India, modern surgery with intraocular lens insertion in government-and NGO-sponsored Eye Surgical camps has replaced older surgical procedures.
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| 24. | Between 1993 and 1997 Ray Avery designed and commissioned two state-of-the-art intraocular lens laboratories in Eritrea and in Nepal.
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| 25. | A more drastic measure is the insertion of an opaque intraocular lens to obscure the vision of one eye.
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| 26. | In 1987, acrylic intraocular lens, underwent cataract surgery and the implantation of such a lens to restore his sight.
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| 27. | The ICL is a posterior chamber, phakic intraocular lens used for the correction of moderate to high refractive errors.
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| 28. | Sightsavers also set up training courses in new surgical techniques and supported the manufacture of replacement intraocular lenses in India.
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| 29. | In the 1990s he underwent successful bilateral intraocular lens implantation at St Thomas's Hospital by surgeon Mr . Michael Falcon.
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| 30. | High intensity ultraviolet light can harm the retina, and artificial intraocular lenses are therefore manufactured to also block ultraviolet light.
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