Physicians use precision to clean cloudy eyes

Maj. Sarah Eccles-Brown, 96th Surgical Operations Squadron, centers a toric lens implant in the eye to treat astigmatism during a cataract surgery at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. During the procedure, the removes the eye’s cloudy lens known as a cataract and replaces it with a new clear lens implant. The surgery takes approximately 20 minutes. The 96th Medical Group performs approximately 150 cataract surgeries per year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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