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 E Phospholine iodide has been shown in
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 studies that have been undertaken with patients and
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 in animal models to cause cataracts after a use of
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 roughly _ten-plus years when used on a regular basis.
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 That is true.
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 And for cataracts -_
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 But X hasten to add that that is
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 . phospholine iodide, not pilocazpine.
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 That' s not pilocarpine?
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 K No. It's only phospholine iodide which
 causes cataracts.
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 Okay. Now, with regard to cataractss if
 gets cataracts0 the solution for that is
 someone
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 surgery generally?
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 Yes.
 Does that surgery have an adverse effect-on
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 glaucoma or can it?
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 K Not usually. X mean any surgery you can
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 adverse effects Any time anyone goes under general
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 person dying° You knows _ forget what the numbers
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 are. Xt's one in I0,000 Or something llke this that
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 will dies and it's even better in the United States,
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 but anyone given general anestlhesia. So obviously
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