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Patients should have been evaluated and deemed appropriate for such surgical intervention. Surgical indication for cataracts includes those that impair visual acuity, create visual disability, and affect activities of daily living or deemed medically necessary for monitoring or further surgical procedures. Patients should have been educated about the risks and benefits of the procedure, including alternatives.
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Donnenfeld, E., Rosenberg, E.D. (2017). Cataract Extraction, Femtosecond Laser Assisted. In: Rosenberg, E., Nattis, A., Nattis, R. (eds) Operative Dictations in Ophthalmology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45495-5_24
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