MedSelfEd Patient Education: Your Procedure Slide 11 of 19 - Cataract Small Incision
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When the operative field is numb, the surgeon will use the microscope to help make a very small incision just 3 millimeters above the iris. The lens is located just behind the iris contained in the elastic capsule.
 
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