Cataract surgery- Lyfboat

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Cataract Surgery
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What is Cataract Surgery

• Our eyes are blessed with a natural lens that
  allows light to enter into the eye and enables us
  to see the world. Cataract is a condition in
  which the natural lens becomes clouded and does
  not allow you to see things around you. This can
  lead to partial or complete blindness. Cataracts
  are majorly age related and can also happen as a
  result of exposure to UV radiations. The surgery
  aims at removing the natural lens of the eye and
  replacing it with an artificial manmade lens. The
  condition is usually treatable and surgery shows
  promising results in almost all of the cases.

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Before the Procedure

• Your Doctor needs to perform a thorough eye
  examination to check for any type of
  complications or anything that needs attention.
  Your doctor will decide upon the power of the
  lens that needs to be used for the implant. You
  might be asked to stop certain medications before
  the surgery. You doctor might prescribe you
  certain eye drops of antibiotics to help minimize
  the risk of infections.

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How it is performed
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How It Is Performed
To perform the procedure your Doctor will put
drops in your eyes for dilating your pupil. Your
eye will be washed with medicated solutions and
will be cleansed. Your doctor will give you a
local anaesthesia, and sedatives if required.
Depending on your condition the doctor might opt
for the way the surgery will be performed.
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How It Is Performed - Continued
The Doctor will make three small incisions around
cornea (dark colored circle of your eye). The
openings are used to introduce the required
instruments in the eye. An ultrasound based
technique is used to break and dissolve the
natural lens of the eye. The dissolved lens is
then sucked out completely without leaving any
debris behind. After the dissolved lens has been
removed, your doctor will insert the custom made
artificial lens (intraocular lens) which could be
made of plastic or silicon.   
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Recovery

• The surgery is usually a day care procedure and
  the patient is allowed to go home the same day
  after observation for things like bleeding etc.
  There is good recovery of vision and often there
  is no need to put on glasses. Initially you might
  feel irritation with high intensity lights so it
  is not advisable to start activities like driving
  and working on computers or smart phones
  immediately. You can take the help of dark
  colored glasses to minimize the amount of light
  entering your eyes. You will have to continue
  with eye drops and other medication if prescribed
  to keep yourself guarded against infections and
  irritation.

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Potential Risks
The major risk involved in performing the
procedure is damage to the inner eye. The damage
can be small or severe. The risk has been majorly
eliminated because of more sophisticated machines
and technologies being used these days for
removing the lens from the eye. The success rate
of the surgery is around 99.
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