You would have heard about cataract surgery in your surroundings from your neighbor, friends, family, etc.<\/p>\n
But what exactly is Cataract Surgery?
\nHow is it performed?
\nIs it necessary to improve eyesight?
\nWhich technology is used in Cataract Surgery?<\/p>\n
To find out the answers to all such questions, read on.<\/p>\n
A cataract refers to the clouding of the eye lens. This condition develops over a period and slowly starts affecting vision and eyesight. By age 65, more than 90% of people have cataracts. Having a cataract is like looking through a frosty or fogged glass. Cataract surgery is indicated if impaired vision interferes with a person’s daily activities, symptoms of glare or double vision, frequent changes in glasses with dissatisfaction in vision with the new glass prescription, etc.<\/p>\n
Cataracts cannot be treated\/removed with local eye drops, but surgery is the only option. Cataract surgery is one of the most widely performed surgeries in the world. Various eye care hospitals offer cataract surgery in Mumbai. In this surgery, an eye doctor called an Ophthalmologist replaces the natural crystalline lens with an artificial lens known as an Intraocular Lens (IOL) implant. Let’s see about it in detail.<\/p>\n
Before performing cataract surgery, an ophthalmologist conducts non-contact optical biometry with the latest swept-source technology, which is incorporated with the most advanced IOL formulae, which the eye surgeon selects as per the size and shape of the eye scheduled for surgery. This helps the surgeon to plan the most suitable type of IOL implant with maximum correction of the power of the eye.
\nThe IOL then gradually becomes a permanent part of the patient’s eye. Most of the IOLs are made up of acrylic material.<\/p>\n