Cataract treatment

Cataract, is a very common eye disease that mainly affects elderly people, but it can also occur in much younger people, including children. Cataracts can be both innate and acquired. This disease consists in clouding the lens of the eye, which leads to poor vision and even blindness. Therefore, it is very important to respond quickly and undergo treatment.

Current technological advances, also present in medicine, have made cataract treatment quick and painless, and it does not require long-term convalescence of the patient. Cataract treatment assumes an operational nature. Cataract surgery is usually performed under local anesthesia, which is given in the form of eye drops or a small injection. The duration of the operation varies from 15 to 30 minutes. Hospitalization of the patient after the procedure is not required. After cataract surgery, the effects are immediate and permanent, and the recovery period lasts from two to three weeks. Therefore, the patient can enjoy the recovery of good vision with a small amount of time and energy.

Benefits of cataract treatment

There are many benefits of cataract surgery. Cataract is a disease that very effectively impairs functioning. The undisputed main benefit of cataract surgery is the restoration of the ability to see correctly and all visual functions. However, regaining vision has a number of other benefits. It is even maintaining contacts with other people - where proper vision after treatment makes it possible, inter alia, to recognize the faces of others and makes it easier to interact with them. It also gives the possibility of normal functioning in everyday life, which involves the use of the sense of sight during the majority of activities - writing, reading, watching TV, shopping, etc. However, the main benefit of cataract surgery is the patient's psychological comfort, resulting from the possibility of using it properly. the dominant sense of vision.

The main indication for performing cataract surgery is the turbidity of the eye lens, resulting in decreased vision. It is necessary for patients who do not show positive effects from attempts to correct eye defects with their glasses. The main symptoms that indicate that cataract treatment is required are, among others: fogging of the visible image, blurred colors, impaired visual acuity and its hypersensitivity to brighter light. If these symptoms occur, the cataract surgery should be performed immediately, as the disease condition may deteriorate and lead to blindness.

Unfortunately, there are also contraindications for cataract surgery. The main one is the overall poor health of the patient. Do not undergo surgery if you have inflammations or active infectious diseases in your body. The treatment should be deferred in time also in the case of a recent stroke or stroke. Do not perform the procedure in patients who have a high fever or are in the course of a viral or bacterial infection. A contraindication is also a general exacerbation of the course of a chronic disease. In addition, surgery must also be postponed in case of any inflammatory changes in the eye and any eye diseases such as cancer, glaucoma or retinal detachment. It is connected with the fact that the only method of advanced cataract treatment is the surgical method, which is an interference with the human body, so it must be in good condition.

Cataract treatment methods

Currently, there are numerous methods of treating cataracts, but all of them are characterized by the fact that they are performed surgically, after anesthesia of the patient and disinfection of the operated areas of the eye. The method of phacoemulsification is the most frequently used during surgery. It consists in making a microscopic incision on the anterior chamber of the eye. This incision makes it possible to get to the center of the eye where activities are performed on the lens. The lens is broken into smaller parts by ultrasound, and then these fragments are suctioned from the center of the eye.

Treatment of cataracts

The following are the methods of treating cataracts that are offered by the clinics recommended by us and their characteristics.

Cataract surgery without lens implantation

It consists in making a small incision on the anterior chamber of the eye and starting operations on the lens. It removes it in its entirety or breaks it down into smaller parts, then it sucks, that is, it makes phacoemulsification. The next stage of the operation is to clean the back chamber of the eye and sew the incision site. Cataract surgery without implanting the lens is both the most basic and one of the cheapest treatments for cataracts.

Cataract surgery by phacoemulsification with aspherical lens implantation

It begins by making an incision in the patient's eye and performing phacoemulsification. Then, in the eye of the patient, an artificial lens adapted to it is implanted and the incision is closed. This method is recommended for patients who require good vision after dark, and light rays must reach the eye also from the marginal parts of the retina.

Cataract surgery by phacoemulsification with aspherical lens implantation with blue light filter

It is characterized by the fact that during this operation the defective eye lens is removed by means of phacoemulsification, after which the surgeon may proceed to implanting an aspherical lens with a blue light filter. It is especially recommended for people who want to protect their eyes from the harmful effects of ultraviolet light and care about good visibility in low light conditions

Cataract surgery by phacoemulsification with multifocal lens implantation

It consists in replacing the previously sucked lens with a new, efficient optical system. Then a previously made incision is sewn in the patient's eye. This method is not recommended for people who need to combine close-up vision with precise work, as well as people who require visual acuity in the dark or semi-darkness. Consideration must also be given to patients who frequently drive motor vehicles.

Cataract surgery by phacoemulsification with multifocal toric lens implantation

It starts with the fact that the surgeon, after an earlier incision of the eye, proceeds to phacoemulsification, which results in the removal of the defective lens. Thanks to this, it is possible to implant a multifocal toric lens, which is characterized by its cylindrical shape, thanks to which it can also correct corneal inequalities, which leads to sharpening of the eyesight and improvement of the refraction of light rays in the eye.

Cataract surgery by phacoemulsification with pseudo-adjunctive lens implantation

It involves the removal of the eye lens by phacoemulsification, which allows the physician to place the pseudomodulation lens. This lens corrects the visual acuity both in the distance and in the near and provides adequate refraction of the sun's rays taking into account the place of their occurrence.

Cataract surgery by phacoemulsification with implantation of a toric pseudomodular lens

It is performed by cutting the eye and removing the lens with phacoemulsification. The inserted toric pseudo-accomodation lens allows for good vision of objects close and far, which gives the patient great comfort. In addition, it helps to treat vision disorders resulting from astigmatism.

Cataract surgery by phacoemulsification with toric lens implantation

It is characterized by the fact that the implanted toric lens, not only replaces the lens of the eye, but also corrects the incorrect curvature of the cornea. It is implanted after removing the defective lens by phacoemulsification. The operation ends with a seal of a previously made incision, by sewing it with a thin thread.

Cataract surgery subluxated by phacoemulsification with implantation of the stabilizing ring

It is performed in the case of a patient's subluxation of the lens. In this case, it is necessary to implant the stabilizing ring in the eye, preventing movement of the optical system implanted during the operation.

Cataract surgery complicated in the eye with lack of iris

It involves the restoration of the patient's ability to see by allowing sun rays to penetrate the eye, which was previously disturbed by the lack of iris that involves cataracts. During the operation, an artificial optical system is implanted in the eye that allows the patient to be seen correctly.

Cataract surgery with hard lens implantation

It is characterized by the fact that the hard lens differs from the foldable one, therefore the treatment is more extensive than in the case of other methods of cataract treatment. After the incision of the eye and removal of the defective lens, the front chamber of the eye must be filled with a highly elastic material that allows the implantation of a hard lens. Then the material is removed and the incision in the eye sealed.

All of the cataract procedures described above lead to the recovery of the patient's correct quality of vision.