Cataract is the most
important cause of reduced vision in
humans. It affects millions of people in
the world. Presents at any age, however,
is more common in people older than 55
years.
What is Cataract?
Cataract is the opacification of a
so-called transparent crystalline lens
that is located inside the eye behind
the iris or eye color, is the area of
the pupil and helps to focus images on
the retina that we receive. To better
understand how the cataract affects the
vision, we can say that a person with
cataracts see images like when you try
to look through a clouded glass. The
cataract blocks the passage of light and
makes the images become blurred and
weak.
Why and to what age is
the waterfall?
Presents at any age, can be congenital,
acquired, traumatic, and mostly senile
or that appears in people older than 55
years. Cataract is the aging of the
lens, which becomes opaque or change
color, reducing the capacity of the
passage of visual information to the
eye.
What are the symptoms?
The main symptom is reduced vision.
Cataracts may develop slowly over many
years, sometimes the patient needs to
frequently change lenses, or note the
difficulty of discrimination or vision
of dark tones. If the cataract is more
advanced in one eye, the evil person can
calculate distances, tripping or hitting
things, etc.. If the cataract is the
central area of the pupil, causing
discomfort to many places to go out with
a lot of lighting and vision practically
fallen substantially.
What is the treatment for Cataract?
Once the diagnosis has been established
and the patient has discomfort to their
daily activities, the only option is
surgery. Today, medicine and
ophthalmology in particular are aimed at
providing a better quality of life,
therefore, the cataract should be
operated as soon as detected by the
doctor. The concept of progress stop,
forward or mature, have no reason to be
applied in the modern management of the
waterfall. We have to grow old looking
good.
What is cataract surgery?
Is to remove the opaque lens and
replaced with an intraocular lens that
avoids the patient having to use very
thick eyeglasses after surgery.
Thanks to continuing advances in
technology, new equipment design and
development of surgical techniques,
phacoemulsification has become the
method preferred by ophthalmologists,
surgeons throughout the world.
What are the advantages
of Phacoemulsification?
There are many advantages of this
method:
1. The size of the incision allows
better control of the results before and
after surgery. We can say that "a
smaller incision minor complications"
2. Patient recovery is quick. This
allows you to join their normal
activities immediately.
3. Postoperative care (after surgery)
are not exaggerated or imposibilitantes
as other procedures.
4. The recovery of vision is almost
immediate.
5. The surgical procedure can be
performed with topical anesthesia, ie,
only drops with no injections.
Decision to operate
Made the diagnosis, you take the
decision to operate based on the
difficulty seeing (reading, watching
television, going to the movies, playing
cards, etc.).. While his decision
faster, better for you.
My stay in the Hospital
The day of the intervention was summoned
about 30 minutes before the scheduled
time of surgery, will apply drops to
dilate the pupil and a mild sedative to
make you calm. A few minutes after the
surgery you will go home with a small
bandage over the operated eye for 24
hours.
Virtually none. Phacoemulsification
technique for cataract surgery,
practiced with a maximum of 3.5 mm
incision, allows autosellado the wound
without the need for sutures, allowing
the patient to develop their normal
activities without the annoying
limitations of other techniques.
Can bend, watch TV, sleep with a pillow
and hand?
Can do all these activities, even a few
hours after surgery.
