Fewer Hip Fractures Are a Side Benefit of Cataract Surgery, Study Finds

Wednesday, August 1, 2012 - 02:00 in Health & Medicine

In a study of Medicare beneficiaries, those who had cataracts surgically removed were less likely to take a serious fall, experiencing 16 percent fewer hip fractures in the year after the operation.

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