With modern cataract surgery it is very rare that a patient does not get an implant lens. Rarely do implants cause problems in post-surgical eyes. Extrememly rare are the reports of lens caused infections, irritations, bleeding, pigment dispersion or glaucoma. Patients could have these post-operative problems even without implant lenses. Occasionally an incorrect power of an implant is discovered and the lens can be removed and replaced with another. It is always best that diligent, well-planned and careful surgery be performed to minimize implant or other cataract surgery complications.
If you are having cataract surgery you will need an intraocular lens. One of the reasons cataract surgery is so effective today has been the invention and improvement of the intraocular lens. It allows one to see without or sometimes with only mild spectacle correction. In most cases removing a cataract without an intraocular lens implant will cause the patient to require very thick glasses or a contact lens for useful vision. There is almost no reason to not insert an intraocular lens implant of a cataract is removed.
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