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True or False: Modern cataract surgery is minimally invasive. This means that there are virtually no risks to undergoing modern cataract surgery. Answer: False. Although modern cataract surgery has reached a unique level of safety and efficacy, no patient should undergo a procedure without understanding the process of informed consent which includes both the rewards and risks to surgery.
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Koplin, R.S., Wu, E.I., Ritterband, D.C., Seedor, J.A. (2013). Self-Assessment Test Cataract Surgery. In: The Scrub's Bible. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5644-5_15
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