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Cataract Surgery Linked With Fewer Falls, Traumatic Injuries in Older Patients

Cataract Surgery Linked With Fewer Falls, Traumatic Injuries in Older Patients

Medpage Today, Oct. 20, 2024

Patients who had cataract surgery had a significantly lower risk of multiple types of traumatic injuries. Those were part of the findings UTMB medical student Caitlin Hackl presented at the recent American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting. "Cataract surgery may be a way to control a modifiable risk factor for these injuries," Hackl said. This news also reported in HealthDayU.S. News & World Report and Medical Xpress.