This outpatient procedure is a safe and effective way to improve your vision—and many patients say it’s life-changing.

The first reported surgical removal of a cataract from the eye occurred in Paris in 1748. [13] The advent of topical anesthesia made this procedure more practical. The early techniques involved ...

Together with Anton Banko, a Slovenian engineer, he developed an ultrasound instrument with a suction and irrigation system for cataract removal. In 1966, Dr. Kelman tested the procedure on animals.