do the patients really need tetanus shot before cataract surgery?!

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there is no requirement that you get a tetanus shot prior to cataract surgery but obviously all your shots should be up to date so if they saw you need a booster shot then they wouldn't hesitate to give it to you.

i'm 24 and i had cataract surgery in may 2009. i didn't need a tetanus shot prior to surgery.

I've never heard of needing a tetanus shot prior to cataract surgery. Perhaps, there was a chance of infection from some other source or the person had not had a tetanus shot in many years and the doctor was being overly cautious.