Vital Signs
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MY EXPERIENCE WITH AN
OPHTHALMOLOGIST
I
T ONLY TOOK ABOUT FIVE MINUTES
IN THE OPERATING ROOM BEFORE I
WAS BLOWN AWAY.
Right around the time Dr. Julie Lee made
a small incision in her patient’s eye and
began to break up the cataract protein that
had obscured their vision, I knew I was in
for a treat.
The delicate hand motion and mental
dexterity required to make that precise
incision numerous times each day, and
the resulting smoothness of the proce-
dure taking place directly in front of me,
was truly impressive. It was a good thing I
had a mask on because I’m certain my jaw
dropped as the initial incision was made.
I had been invited by Dr. Lee, an inde-
pendent ophthalmologist with surgical priv-
ileges at Baptist, Jewish and other surgical
facilities, to sit in on a morning of cataract
removal procedures at the Dupont Sur-
gery Center. For readers less familiar with
cataract removal and lens replacement, it
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