Mission Hill, South Dakota - Demographics. 1  As of the census [3] of 2010, there were 177 people, 69 households, and 51 families residing in the town.
A: Tremendously. In the early days of cataract surgery, the only thing that surgeons could do was remove the cloudy lens. Without a lens inside their eye, patients had to wear very thick âCoke bottleâ glasses to see.The most important change has been the development and improvement of artificial replacement lenses.: Tremendously. In the early days of cataract surgery, the only thing that surgeons could do was remove the cloudy lens. Without a lens inside their eye, patients had to wear very thick âCoke bottleâ glasses to see.
About Cataract Surgery. Cataract surgery is a painless outpatient procedure that involves the removal and replacement of the clouded lens. Under local anesthesia, your eye doctor will make a small incision on the side of your cornea and use ultrasound vibrations to break the natural lens into small pieces.