Simply put, a cataract is a "clouding" of the lens in your eye. The lens, located just behind the iris, or the colored part of your eye, works like the lens of a camera. It picks up images, then focuses the lights, colors, and shapes on the retina, which sends the images to your brain.
As light passes through a cloudy lens, it is diffused or scattered. The result is blurred or defocused vision. The human lens, made mostly of protein and water, can become clouded—so clouded it keeps light and images from reaching the retina. Eye injury, certain diseases, or even some medications can cause the clouding. But, in over 90% of cases, clouding is caused by the aging process.
A cataract can be the reason sharp images become blurred, or seeing things at night is more difficult. It may also be why the eyeglasses or contact lenses that used to help you read, or do other simple tasks, no longer seem to help.
Great advances have been made in cataract surgery. Millions of people undergo this vision-improving procedure every year. And, they experience excellent results.
The centeroffers a No Injection, No Stitch, No patch surgery. A new paradigm in cataract surgery offers spectacle freedom with clear vision with the use of premium foldable intra ocular implants like aspheric high definition, Multifocal Bifocal and Trifocal, Toric, Accommodating and highly Customized Lenses. We customize Cataract Surgery according to the need of each individual eye using sophisticated algorithms and software.
Aiding your Lens selection is our technology like the Carl Zeiss IOL Master, Axis-II Immersion Ultrasound Biometry, Corneal Topography and Aberrometry which reduces the risk of errors and enhances the safety of the procedure to an unimaginable level and redefines the process itself.
For patients, it's a simple operation. A tiny incision is made in the eye. Through this incision, the surgeon inserts an instrument, about the size of a pen tip. The surgeon uses this ultrasound instrumentto break up and gently remove your cloudy lens.Once the clouded lens has been removed, the next step is to replace it with an artificial lens that will do the work of your own lens. This artificial lens is referred to as an intraocular lens or IOL.
Cataract surgery is an outpatient procedure. You'll spend just over an hour at our center. Because your eyes will be treated with anesthetic, you should feel no discomfort. In modern day Cataract Surgery, the entire procedure is done in under 10 to 15 minutes without any injections, blades, cuts or stitches
Within the next 24 hours, your doctor will probably want to see you for an evaluation. Drops will be prescribed to guard against infection and help your eyes heal. For a few days, you may need to wear a clear shield, especially at night, to prevent you from rubbing your eye.