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

Cataract : One of the most common eye problem in today’s
generation
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, Prakash Netralaya , 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.
There are two types of cataracts that are congenital cataracts and age related
cataracts. 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.
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
• Finds it hard to recognize or see people's faces
• Has problems or difficulties doing their job
• Cannot watch or read television properly
What to expect in surgery
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.
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.
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.

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. 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.
About the Author :
Dr. Ashwini Misal is a senior doctor - practicing and performing as
Ophthalmologist, at Prakash Netralaya (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.
She has experience of IOL Fellowship in :
• Arvind Eye Hospital Coimbatore, Tamilnadu.
• Eye-Bank Observership at L.V.
• Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad.
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