Intra-Ocular Lenses for Cataract Patients
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چکیده
1989 was the 40th anniversary of intra-ocular lens implantation. Harold Ridley performed the first implant for cataract surgery in November 1949 at St. Thomas' Hospital. The idea developed on the following lines: It was known that trauma from plastic imbedded in the eye was inert, a situation seen mainly in air pilots who had suffered injuries from shattered windscreens. But the seed was sown by a medical student who
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