Tiny lens (IMAGE)

University of Rochester

Tiny lens

Caption

During surgery, a small 2- to 3-millimeter incision is made in the eye, the crystalline lens is broken into pieces and removed, and a folded up intraocular lens is inserted and released, unfolding into place.

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University of Rochester photo / J. Adam Fenster

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