There are a variety of intraocular lenses implant in cataract surgery to be used, no single intraocular lens works best for everyone. In cataract surgery, the cloudy natural lens must be removed from the eye. In most cases a permanent intraocular lens (IOL) implant replaces the natural lens. Determining the right intraocular lens implant in cataract surgery for you can be based on many factors. It usually consists of small plastic lens with plastic side struts, called haptics, to hold the lens in place within the capsular bag inside the eye made by flexible materials. Read the rest of this entry »
May 5th, 2011 | Posted in Cataract Surgery | No Comments
After cataract surgery, your eye may feel gritty or sore. Your doctor may place antibiotic drops in your eye to prevent infection and administer anti-inflammatory drops to minimize swelling. You may also be provided an eye patch. After cataract surgery follow-up all the instructions and prescription medications on how to care for your eye. Read the rest of this entry »
May 4th, 2011 | Posted in Cataract Surgery | No Comments
There’s more risk of cataract surgery complication if you have another eye disease such as glaucoma or macular degeneration or a serious medical condition affecting any part of your body. So in that case is important to treat that decease before going into a cataract surgery.
There also could be other complications after the cataract surgery like loss of vision, bleeding, double vision and infection. Other side effects could be inflammation and fluctuating eye pressure. Read the rest of this entry »
May 3rd, 2011 | Posted in Cataract Surgery, Cataract Surgery Risks | No Comments
Having cataracts means there’s an obstruction or cloud on the lens in your eye. This cloud scatters light when it enters the eye, making it difficult for the person to see. Colors may begin to look faded, too. Occurs when the natural clear lens inside the eye, located behind the iris, becomes cloudy over time. This lens is important for focusing light on the back of the eye (the retina) so that images appear clear and without distortion, and the clouding of this lens during cataract formation distorts our vision.
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March 14th, 2011 | Posted in Cataract Surgery | No Comments
First to know what
eye cataract is we need to know how does the eye works. The eye functions similar to a camera. Light rays enter into the eye, passing through the cornea.
The lens refracts the light rays because of their biconvex structure in order to focus objects into the retina. The purpose of the lens is to focus objects near and far to make them clear. The images goes through the retinal cells into the optic nerve, and finally to the back of the brain which process this images. The eye lens are very essential to focus light in the retina. The portions of the eye in front of the retina, including the lens, must be clear and transparent, in order to receive a sharp image. This lens helps you to see things in focus, they are normally clear, and it can change its shape to allow you to see things near and far away. When the lens becomes cloudy it’s called a eye cataract.
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March 14th, 2011 | Posted in Cataract Surgery | No Comments