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Every eye has a lens, which is usually clear. Cataracts occur when the lens becomes cloudy. If you have cataracts, you may feel as though you’re looking through a frosted or foggy window. It can become difficult to drive, read or see bright colors. Typically, cataracts develop over time and don’t cause vision issues in their early phases.

Once cataracts begin to interfere with vision, you may need surgery. The procedure involves removing the lens and replacing it with an artificial lens called an intraocular lens (IOL). Although you will be awake during the procedure, you won’t see or feel what is happening — the surgeon will numb your eye and give you medicine to help you relax.

The surgeon will make a few, very small cuts around your knee and insert an arthroscope — a thin tube with a tiny camera attached to the end. The camera is attached to a video monitor, which allows the surgeon to see inside the knee. Then, the surgeon will insert small surgical tools.

Using the images on the screen as a guide, the surgeon will use the tools to fix or remove the problem in your knee.

A knee arthroscopy may be used to treat:

• Torn meniscus (tough, rubbery cartilage that cushions and stabilizes the knee joint)
• Torn or damaged ligaments (tissues that attach bones to one another, and keep the knee stable)
• Inflamed synovial tissue (swelling of the lining of the knee)
• Damaged articular cartilage (slippery substance which helps knee bones glide smoothly across one another when you bend or straighten your leg)
• Baker’s cyst (fluid-filled swelling behind the knee)
• Bone fractures (breaks)
• Loose fragments of bone or cartilage
• Kneecap that is out of place

The surgeon will make a few, very small cuts around your shoulder and insert an arthroscope — a thin tube with a tiny camera attached to the end. The camera is attached to a video monitor, which allows the surgeon to see inside the shoulder. Then, the surgeon will insert small surgical tools.

A shoulder arthroscopy may be used to treat:

• Problems of the rotator cuff (the four tendons that surround the shoulder and help keep the arm bone in place)
• Bone spurs (bony growths that can cause pain and swelling in the shoulder)
• Torn labrum (cartilage lining the rim of the shoulder, stabilizing and cushioning the joint)
• Torn or damaged ligaments (tissues that attach bones to one another, and keep the shoulder stable)
• Recurrent shoulder dislocation (the top of the upper arm bone is forced out of the shoulder socket)
• Inflamed (swollen) tissue
• Loose cartilage

The carpal tunnel is a passageway in your wrist. The median nerve passes from the forearm through the carpal tunnel, providing sensation to the palm side of your fingers and thumb (except the little finger). It also allows movement in the muscles around the base of your thumb.

Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when there is pressure on the median nerve. If you have carpal tunnel syndrome, you may feel pain, weakness, tingling or numbness in the affected hand.

During carpal tunnel release surgery, the surgeon will cut the carpal ligament — the tissue that makes up the top of the tunnel — to relieve pressure on the median nerve. In some cases, the surgeon may also remove tissue around the nerve

If your physician finds areas of irregular tissue growth (lesions) or lumps in the body (masses), they may recommend that you get them removed. While many lesions and masses are harmless, others can be signs of cancer. By removing them, we may be able to detect or remove cancer in your body.