The surgery itself is straight-forward. The ophthalmologist makes a small incision through the cornea. “Through these incisions, the surgeon can open the thin bag that holds the cloudy lens,” Dr. Adams explains. “When the bag is open, we use an ultrasound probe to break up and remove the cloudy lens. After the cloudy lens is removed, an artificial lens is inserted into the bag where the previous lens was removed.” A majority of the time the corneal incisions are self-sealing and usually do not require stitches.