With continuous scientific research and technology breakthrough particular in the medical field, new inventions are constantly introduced into eye cataract surgery. One of the latest and could be considered as the significant development in cataract surgery is the use of topical anesthesia and the introductions of Multifocal IOLs and Toric IOLs.
Topical anesthesia is very helpful as it eliminates the need to bear painful injection by the patient. In the past, surgery was done by getting an injection directly into the eye, which of course caused a lot of pain and risk. With topical anesthesia, the whole operation which usually lasts for around 15 minutes is performed without the need of an injection but instead using only eye drops. The great benefit of topical anesthesia is that the patient does not need to bear the risk and pain which involved in normal surgical procedure. Moreover, the results from using this technique are much faster and satisfying. The patient can even go home after resting for some times at the hospital and without a patch.
Cataracts surgery is the only option that one has in order to completely remove and to treat a cataract; this is particular true when the cataract has reached the latter stage where it could cause blindness. Generally, eye cataract develops in the eyes of people who have reached fifties; it could be said as part of human aging process. However, that doesn’t mean that a cataract would not develop in the eye of a person who is younger, especially when one is an alcoholic, smoker, diabetic or has injured the eye somehow in the past. The possibility of developing a cataract increases with these factors.
Although cataracts surgery is the safest among all surgical procedures (with the average success rate of 95%), that doesn’t mean that there is absolutely no risk involved. Any surgery can be risky or even frightening and so does a cataract surgical operation, only that they are so small and not frequent. In other words, the possibility for it to happen is very small.
Below is a set of frequently asked questions about cataract removal surgery. Go through this FAQs to have your most asked questions answered.
When should I undergo the cataract removal surgery?
There are many people believe that cataracts only can be removed when it has reached certain stage which usually a highly advanced stage where blindness could happen anytime. This is actually not true. You do not need to wait until the situation becomes worse that it might pose a potential threat to your vision. A cataract removal surgery could be performed as soon as your doctor feels that your vision interferes with the quality of your life. You could, however, have it removed anytime that you feel uncomfortable with it.
