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.Cataract is clouding of the eye's natural lens, which is behind the iris and the pupil. It works like a camera lens, focusing light onto the retina and adjusting it in a way so that we can see things clearly both close and far away. The lens is mostly made of water and protein, arranged in a precise way which keeps the lens clear and lets light pass through it. |
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| When should I get operated? |
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‘Do not wait for cataract to get mature.’
In older times patient used to wait till cataract gets matured but now a days availability of high end techniques like Phacoemulsification makes it simpler. It is a painless, stitchless and completely outpatient procedure. The cataract surgery is advised when patient starts feeling hindrance in his/her day to day activities or you may start noticing:
- Hazy images
- Declining visual clarity which can’t be corrected with glasses or contact lenses
- Colours begin to look faded
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| Will I still need glasses after surgery? |
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Cataract Surgery is a curative surgery. It is not to make patient free from glasses or contact lenses. Sixty percent patients need glasses after the surgery and sophisticated implantation of lens.
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| I am diabetic and have other diseases, Can I go for surgery? |
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Yes you can go for surgery once your diabetes or other systemic diseases are brought under control or as advised by the doctor. |
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| What are the post operative precautions? |
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Post operatively after phacoemulsification it would be relatively comfortable and you are required to take care of the following precautions:
- Do not splash water in your eyes
- Do not rub your eyes
- Wear specialized dark glasses for protection
- Eye drops as prescribed for couple of weeks.
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| What kind of Intraocular lens(IOL) I should opt for? |
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Operating doctors are the best for you to advise the lens. Take a complete consultation from the doctor for choosing the lens. |
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| Do Intraocular lens have chances to come out while doing day to day activities or it is permanent? |
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| An intraocular lens (IOL) is implanted inside the eye and does not come out at its own, once implanted it is for lifetime. It can only be removed surgically and that too in some special cases.
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| What is Phacoemulsification? |
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Phacoemulsification is less complicated in comparison to conventional procedure, it requires only 2.8 mm of small incision through which both surgery & foldable lens implantation is done. The old procedure used sutures and a bigger incision of 10-12 mm. The recovery and visual rehabilitation is very fast after the surgery through Phacoemulsification technique. |
