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Cataract One of the most common eye problem in
todays generation
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Content

• Introduction
• Types of cataract
• Surgery
• Expectations in Surgery
• Author Info

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Introduction

• In todays 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.

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Types of Cataract

• 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.

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Difference between Cataract Healthy Lens
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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

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• Finds it hard to recognize or see people's faces
• Has problems or difficulties doing their job
• Cannot watch or read television properly

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What to Expect In Surgery?
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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.

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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.

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What Operation Incorporates ?

• 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.

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Process involved in Surgery

• 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.

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To be Continued...

• 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.

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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.
• For more details please visit
  http//prakashnetralaya.in

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Thank You!