When someone has cataracts, they may be able to have a surgical replacement of their cloudy lens with an artificial lens. The artificial lens implant will be clear, but it is also fixed in shape. Based on your knowledge of vision, would it usually be necessary to get a new prescription for their glasses following this surgery?

A. Yes, the artificial lens will be fixed, so it cannot give distance vision one moment and near vision the next.
B. No, they would no longer need glasses after lens replacement surgery because a new lens would not need correction.


A. Yes, the artificial lens will be fixed, so it cannot give distance vision one moment and near vision the next.

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