Duke cataract surgeon helps high-risk patient others turned down
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Duke Eye Center surgeon Dr. Alan Carlson, MD, adapts cataract surgery to restore vision of patient with life-threatening breathing problem.
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<p>For most people, <a href="/treatments/eye-care/cataracts">cataract surgery</a> is quick and relatively painless. You lie on your back, lightly sedated, while the surgeon uses a highly precise laser to remove the cloudy lens from your eye, then replaces it with an implantable one. It’s over in about 15 minutes.</p><p>Harry Nolan is not most people. The nerves to his diaphragm are paralyzed. Lying on his back would cause him to stop breathing. Being sedated could do the same.
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Source: dukehealth.org: Duke Health News - Category: Consumer Health News Authors: mf205 at duke.edu Source Type: news
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