Cataract surgery will be needed in space, surgeon predicts

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What happened

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.

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  • Reported by Phys.org and published Sun, 13 Sep 2026 13:20:01 UTC.

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