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Welcome to r/CataractSurgery! This community is for discussing cataract surgery and Refractive Lens Exchange (RLE). Share your experiences, ask questions, and find support related to diagnosis, surgery, recovery, IOL options (monofocal, multifocal, accommodating, etc.), side effects, and more.

9.7k subscribers236 posts / mo in Sep 2026180 authors / mosince 2021

r/CataractSurgery has 9.7k members (+63% over the last 12 months). It gets about 236 posts a month from 180 people. Top topics: Lens Identification, Deaf and Blind Dogs and Smart Glasses AR.

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Subscriber growth

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+63%in 12 months · +9.9% in 3 months · +2.2% in 1 month
Oct 20269.6k
Growing9.6k subscribers
  • no data — drawn from 0 at creation (May 2021)
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−14%vs Sep 2025 · +1.1% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026236
QuieterPeaked at 347 in Oct 2024
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

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  1. Lens Identification0.2%
  2. Deaf and Blind Dogs0.1%
  3. Smart Glasses AR<0.1%
  4. Camera Lenses<0.1%
  5. Sony Camera Lenses Upgrade<0.1%

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