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Choice Of Lenses In Cataract Surgery

Cataract surgery is the surgical treatment of replacing the eyes natural cataractous opaque lens with a artificial but near natural lens. Cataract surgery ensures clear vision in most normal eyes. Advancement in technology allows the availability of various types of lenses.

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Choice Of Lenses In Cataract Surgery

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  1. Choice OfLensesInCataractSurgery Introduction Cataractsurgeryisthesurgicaltreatmentofreplacingtheeyesnatural cataractousopaquelenswithaartificialbutnearnaturallens.Cataract surgeryensuresclearvisioninmostnormaleyes.Advancementintechnology allowstheavailabilityofvarioustypesoflenses.Thechoiceof lensesforthe patientdependsupontheocular conditionofthepatientandtheexpectationsof thepatientfromcataractsurgery. CataractSurgery Asapersonages,thenaturallensoftheeyegetscloudyduetodenaturationof thelensproteincalledcollagentherebylosingit’snaturaltransparency.This resultsinpoorvision.Thisisanage-relatedcondition.Thedoctorperforms cataractsurgery totreatthiscondition.During thesurgery,thedoctorreplaces thenaturalcloudylenswith thesyntheticlens.Thesurgeryisanout-patient procedure.Thedoctordischargesthepatientimmediatelyaftertheoperationon thedayofsurgery.Thedoctor willcallyouacoupleofdaysafter surgery followupcheckup.Duringthisscheduledvisit,thedoctor willevaluatethe outcomeofsurgeryandhowwell youarerecovering. Choice OfLensesInCataract Surgery Varioustypesofintraocularlensareavailable.Thechoiceof lensdependsupon therequirement ofthepatient.Followingaresomeofthelensavailable; Accommodatinglens:Accommodatinglenshavevariousadvantagesoverthe othernormallensthatthesurgeonusesduringcataractsurgery.Thevisual acuityprovidedthroughtheaccommodatinglensisfreefromanyoptical aberrationsandimagedestruction. Toriclens:Toriclensisdifferentfromthecommonlenses.Theydifferin curvatureduetodifferenceintoricityandoffervariousadvantages.The commonlensisspherical,whilethetoriclensalsohasacylindricalcomponent

  2. incorporatedinit.Apartfromclearvision,thetoriclensalsooffersmanagement ofastigmatism. Monofocallens:Theselensesarethemostcommonlensesthatthedoctoruses duringcataractsurgery.Thesearefixedforvisionataparticulardistance.The doctormayfixthemforvisionatalargedistance,mid-distance,andnear distance.Variousadvancementsinthemonofocallenstechnologyresultin excellentoutcomes. Multifocallens:Multifocallenshavevariousadvantagesascomparedto monofocallenses.Multifocallens,apartfromcataractmanagement,also managespresbyopia.Thesearesimilartomultifocalcontactlensesbutdonot requirecareascomparedtocontactlenses.Themultifocallensesallowthe patienttoseethefar,near,andtheobjectsintheintermediatevisualfield.The patientdoesnotneedanyglassesaftercataractsurgeryifthey haveoptedfor multifocallenses.Theymay sometimesrequirereadingglassestoreadfine print. Aspheric lens: These are monofocal lens but have advanced in-built features. It allows better vision quality, especially at night than the normal monofocal lens. Theycanavoidsphericalaberrations. HowToKnowWhich LensIsBestFor You? Thedoctor willevaluateyourconditionandwilldecidewhichlenswillbebest suitableforyou.Thechoiceof lenswilldependupon theocular conditions other thanthecataract.Thechoiceofthelensalsodependsuponthe requirement ofthepatientandwhatthepatientexpectsfromcataractsurgery.

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