Cataract One of the most common eye problem in today’s generation

1. Cataract : One of the most common eye problem in today’s generation

2. Content • Introduction • Types of cataract • Surgery • Expectations in Surgery • Author Info

3. Introduction • In today’s era of the world more vision problems are due to the cataracts than any other eye disease and also, with the aging population number of cataracts are increasing. • So, PrakashNetralaya , eye clinic in Pashan is taking initiative to aware you about Cataract and other eye diseases through this article. • Because of cataract part of lens turns to cloudy or opaque. • As light does not pass through it easily so vision becomes obscure or blurry. The cloudier the lens, the more worse the vision will be.

4. Types of Cataract • Congenital cataracts may be occurring at the time of birth or shortly after, or at some time during childhood or infancy. • Age-related cataracts occur later in life and they are the most common type. This article will focus on age-related cataracts.

5. Difference between Cataract & Healthy Lens

6. Surgery • The only effective treatment is cataract surgery for severe cataracts. • The eye specialist will recommend surgery if the patient: • Is having trouble or difficulty in looking after themselves or someone else • Finds driving difficult • Has difficulties for leaving the house

7. Finds it hard to recognize or see people's faces • Has problems or difficulties doing their job • Cannot watch or read television properly

8. What to Expect In Surgery?

9. Pre-operative assessment • Before surgery, the specialist will check the general health and patient's eyes. • The eye will be measured so that they can prepare artificial lens for replacement.

10. Before the operation • Eye drops will be given just before the operation, to widen or dilate, the pupils. • Sometimes the eye drops will be having an anesthetic contents, or the doctor may use local anesthesia to inject into the tissue around the eye. • Cataract surgery is normally minimally invasive or keyhole surgery and the patient will get discharged on the same day.

11. What Operation Incorporates ? • The operation incorporates removing the obscure or cloudy lens from the eye and putting an artificial, clear, plastic one in its place. • This is an intraocular lens or an intraocular implant, • This process is called as phaco-extracapsular extraction or phacoemulsification.

12. Process involved in Surgery : • The eye surgeon insets a minute probe in to eye by making tiny cut in the cornea. • The probe breaks the cloudy lens in to small pieces and it uses ultrasound for doing that work. • After that, these are sucked out. • Then the artificial lens is fitted in to eye through the cut.

13. To be Continued... • The lens capsule works as a pocket, to hold the lens properly in place. • When it is inserted initially lens is folded, but it unfolds when it is in position. • The whole procedure requires around 30 minutes. • Most patients will use an eye pad for protection of eyes for a short while.

14. About the Author • Dr. AshwiniMisal is a senior doctor practicing and performing as Ophthalmologist, at PrakashNetralaya (Eye clinic in Bavdhan), since 2007 (last 11 years). • She completed her M.B.B.S & D.O.M.S from University of Pune. She has performed more than 2000 eye surgeries. • For more details please visit : http://prakashnetralaya.in

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