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Explaining cataract surgery to patients

Author(s)Ranya Habash, MD, Alex Delaney-Gesing

In recognition of Cataract Awareness Month.

Ranya Habash, MD, medical director, Technology Innovation, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute (University of Miami), shares how she approaches the topic of cataract surgery with new cataract patients ahead of undergoing the procedure.

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