|Articles|December 15, 2002

Industry strides continue to advance cataract surgery

Recent commercial developments are allowing cataract surgery to be performed with greater safety and better visual outcomes than ever before, and judging from the promise of new technology still in the investigational phase, the future of cataract surgery looks bright.

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