CATARACT
Cataract is the clouding of the natural lens of our eye, which is transparent like glass. Cataract is like a smoke screen that closes the eyes. For this reason, people with cataracts have a serious vision problem. This patient sees as looking through a foggy window. The patient’s vision deteriorates with loss of transparency and this condition cannot be treated by taking medication or wearing glasses.
Cataracts are not only experienced by middle-aged patients, but also in other groups that differ in terms of age or health conditions.
- Infants or minors and teenagers
- Patients with diabetes.
- Patients who take cortisone drugs for a long time
- Patients who are injured due to a blow or physical impact on the eye organs
The condition of non-identical cataract patients affects the type of surgery to be performed by the doctor. Cataract patients in the early stages should have a detailed examination. Differences in age, health conditions, reading habits or using gadgets, social activities, type of work to the patient’s intellectual level are also important things to consider in choosing the type of surgery.
The selection of the right type of surgery for the patient, the right technique, the right lens for the patient, the quality of materials and tools as well as the level of sterility that conforming to standards and the success experiences of doctors and institutions are a good combination that brings the results of cataract surgery to success.
Different cataract patient conditions affect different types of cataract surgery;
- FLACS (Femtosecond Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery)
- Phacoemulsification
- Intraocular lens
FLACS (Femtosecond Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery)
This cataract surgery uses a laser technique that does not require a knife incision in the process cause of there are no instruments that touch the eye organs, the patients experience the comfort of not needing anesthesia, not suffering from pain and having a significantly less postoperative complication rate.
Phacoemulsification
This technique is performed by destroying the cataractous lens with high-frequency sound waves (ultrasound). The doctor makes a small 2.2 mm incision at the edge of the cornea. During the operation, an absolute Viscoelastic material is used to separate the natural lens of the eye from the rest of the eye without damaging it. Through this incision, a special instrument that can emit ultrasound waves is inserted into the eyeball until it reaches the lens.
Sound waves from these devices can destroy the cataractous lens, then the destroyed lens will be removed from the eyeball using another tool. Next, an artificial lens is attached to the location of the old lens. After surgery, the incision made by the doctor at the edge of the cornea will close by itself (self-healing). And if there is a possibility of infection, cataracts in both eyes are not done at least on the same day. It is recommended that the interval between surgery of both eyes be at least 2 days.
Intraocular lens
In this technique, the lens in the eye will be removed and replaced with a intraocular lens that has the ability to focus more than one. Intraocular lens is a lens implanted in the eye as part of a treatment for cataracts or myopia. Patients will be able to see from a near and far distance. So that patients who not only have cataracts but also havae visual impairments that require them to use glasses will experience significant recovery from their previous conditions.
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