Cataract surgery will be needed in space, surgeon predicts

Cataract surgery on Mars? Scientists test eye implants in space

The research team sent 135 unpackaged artificial lenses to the International Space Station, where they spent around six months exposed to conditions in low-Earth orbit before returning to Earth for analysis.

Cataract surgery will be needed in space, surgeon predicts

An eye surgeon with a passion for space since childhood predicts that as astronauts start to make journeys to the moon and Mars in the near future, eye surgery in space will eventually become a necessity.

Eye Surgeon Says Cataract Surgery In Space Is Coming Soon. He Sent 135 Lenses Into Orbit To Prepare.

Cataract surgery in space may be coming. A new study finds what happened to 135 lenses mounted outside the ISS for roughly six months.