Standard vs. Laser Cataract Surgery | Duke Health

Cataract surgery can improve your vision by replacing your eye’s natural lens with a new artificial lens called an intraocular lens (IOL). This animation explores standard (or traditional) cataract surgery and laser cataract surgery, the two most common types of cataract surgery.

00:00 What is cataract surgery?
00:15 What does standard cataract surgery look like?
00:55 What does laser cataract surgery look like?