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Living with Cataract

Delaying cataract surgeries may lead to development of a condition known as hyper-mature cataract. This condition may affect the outcome or prognosis of cataract surgery and may result in multiple complications.

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Living with Cataract

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  1. LivingwithCataract CollagenProteinthatmakesthelensoftheeyegetsdegeneratedandvision becomesblurryasthecataractprogresses. So,itisalwaysrecommendedtohave aroutineeyeexamination doneperiodically,evenifthecataractisnota problemyet.Ifyou waitanddelay thetreatment,notonlyyoudepriveyourself ofgoodvision butwithtimechancesofsuccessfulsurgicalandvisualoutcome decreasesandthereismoresusceptibilitytodevelopcomplications. Whatarethesymptoms ofcataract? Intheearlystagesymptomscanbesomildthatpatientmightnotnoticeany visionproblemsanditisusuallydiagnosedonroutineeyecheckup.Later on patientmaycomplainofhazyandblurryvision,glare,doublevisionandpoor nightvisibility.Toreach atlegally blindlevel,collagen proteinclumpinghasto cover theentireeyelensleadingtocompletelossofvision. Moderatesymptomsareblurredvision,losingtheabilitytoidentify truecolour andlossofdepthperception,haloformationaroundthelight,increased sensitivitytolightandstarburst.Cloudingofvisionhamperswithroutine activitieslikereading,cooking,outdoormovementsandwatchingtelevision. Initiallyeyeglassescanbeofsomeuse,butinadvancedcases,cataracts arenot onlydifficultbutmayhavecomplicatedoutcomes.Forexample,peoplewith impairedvisionmay endupinautomobileaccidentswhiledriving,fracturescan happenduetofallswhileroadsidewalking. Can cataract treatment reverse the vision problem? Thegoodnewsis,yesitcanreversethevisionproblem.Aseyeismadeup of proteinandwater,withage,theeyelensbecomesmorerigidandlensprotein fiberssticktoeach otherandclumpingoccursanditblocksthevision.With the advent ofIntraocularlens,gettingbackyourvisionisapossibilityandhaving normaleyesightispossible.Cataractsurgeryisasafeprocedureandcarried outroutinelyacrosstheglobe.Bestresultsareachievedmostlyinthosecases where,blindnesshasnotyetoccurredduetocataract.

  2. Therearemultipleoptionsofintraocularlenstodaylikemonofocallens, multifocal lensortoriclens.Thesedifferenttypesof lensesarerecommended fordifferenttypesofdefectslikenearsightedness,farsightednessor astigmatism. Canwe stop theprogressionofcataract? Asinmostcases, cataractisagerelated,yetlifestylechangescanhelpin delayingthepotentialeffectsofcataract. Stop smoking and alcohol use – As healthy lifestyle, these habits deteriorates overall health and may lead to birth of diseases like diabetes, heart conditions andcataractasanassociatedeyeproblem. Eatingfreshfruitsrichinvitaminsandminerals,helpsinpostponingeye diseases. What happensifcataractisleft untreated? First ofall,cataractsurgeryisnotrecommendedforeveryoneandisdecided byyoureyedoctoraftertheclinicalexamination.Cataractsurgeriesare performedinthosecasesmostlywhen,patientvisibilityishamperedatalevel thatdaily activitiesmightleadtodangerouseventsin thepatientsdailyactivity or tothematesaroundhim. Delayingcataractsurgeriesmay leadtodevelopmentofaconditionknownas hyper-maturecataract.Thisconditionmayaffecttheoutcomeorprognosis ofcataractsurgeryandmayresultinmultiplecomplications.Fewtypesof cataracthavebeen associatedwithothereyediseaseswhich areoftenfound hiddenbehindtheopaquelensesandarediscoveredbyophthalmologistin routineeyeexamination. Tolearnmoreabouteyeproblemsandhelpyoutodecideforeyesurgery, pleasecallusforappointmentat+91-9137462795andmeetourexpertsat RoselandBuilding,Junctionof LinkingRoadandWaterfieldRoad,Bandra, Mumbai- 400050.India.

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