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Why Is It Important To Have A Congenital Cataract
The most challenging thing that I have ever done was not an event nor an incident. In fact, it is something that I have had to live with throughout my life. When I had been born, I had a congenital cataract in my left eye; a congenital cataract is a form of cataract which is formed in the womb or moments after birth. Once I turned two-years old, my ophthalmologist informed my parents that I was required to have eye surgery. However, it had only been a phacoemulsification —a surgery where ophthalmologists easily dissolve the cloudy lens with an ultrasonic device — and so I was left with a left eye which convincingly hid my monovision. Shortly after this procedure, my right eye’s visibility gradually decreased. Consequently, my doctor prescribed

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