title: [Development and future prospects of cataract surgery].
abstract: In recent decades, enormous progress has been made in the development of intraocular lenses (IOLs) and cataract surgery. Before the development of the IOL, a cataract would cause impairment or loss of vision. Nowadays, cataract extractions are among the most frequently performed surgeries worldwide. The current cataract procedure is associated with a very low incidence of intra- and postoperative complications and satisfactory postoperative visual outcomes. Due to the increasing number of cataract surgeries performed annually, and an ageing population, development of IOLs and surgical techniques continues apace.
authors.affiliation: Maastricht Universitair Medisch Centrum, Universiteitskliniek voor Oogheelkunde, Maastricht.
authors.forename: Valentijn S C
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Webers
authors.forename: Nienke
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Visser
authors.forename: Rudy M M A
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Nuijts
mesh_terms: D002386:Cataract; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D011183:Postoperative Complications