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What are the benefits of cataract surgery?

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Cataract surgery patients usually regain sight within days of the operation. Watch HealthMaker David Abramson, MD, chief of the Ophthalmic Oncology Service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, explain all the benefits of this surgery.

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