Cataract Surgery with an introduction

[Fasers]

Cataract Surgery has a lot of complicated words and confuses the hell out many of us. The only way you can get the right jargon it to ask a Cataract specialist doctor which will eventually cause you to pay some cash up front.
You have a look a review then has been done for more info. http://lasik-eye-surgery-review.blogspot.com

[Fasers]

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[Fasers]

Fasers wrote:

Cataract Surgery has a lot of complicated words and confuses the hell out many of us. The only way you can get the right jargon it to ask a Cataract specialist doctor which will eventually cause you to pay some cash up front.
You have a look a review then has been done for more info. http://lasik-eye-surgery-review.blogspot.com

the site is actually http://cataractsurgeryreview.blogspot.com mixed another question I was answering!

[Shawn Cohen MD]

Cataract surgery can be described as a procedure where the lens of the eye is removed and replaced with a new one.

The lens is what we use to focus. Think of the eye as a camera that has a lens and a film. The lens is called a cataract when it gets "dirty" or blocks light from getting into the eye.

The "film" of the camera is called the retina. The USB cable that connects the eye to the brain (computer) is called the optic nerve.

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[Shawn Cohen MD]

The steps to cataract surgery are as follows:

1) Enter the eye in such a way that when you come out, the eye doesn't leak water. We do this by making a flap that gets closed by the eye pressure itself.

2) We put in a gel that fills the eye and prevents it from collapsing when we work inside it.

3) We peel away an opening into the lens. Think of the lens like an onion with layers. The outer most layer looks like Saran Wrap or cellophane.

4) We scoop out the lens with an ultrasound and a vacuum machine. There is water that enters into the eye through two side ports on the instrument at the same time and keeps the eye inflated.

This isn't painful. Topical anesthesia with drops and/or a gel works very well. Sometimes, it is possible to feel a little pressure.

5) We polish out any remaining debris.

6) We fill the capsule, or outer most layer of the lens, with a gel.

7) The acrylic lens is folded into the eye and it unfolds into the capsule.

8) We remove the gel and check the wound for leaks and then we're done!

Patients may take a day or sometimes more for any swelling or inflammation to clear and allow them to see better. Patients may feel like they have a feeling of sand in the eye but the discomfort is usually short lasting and very well tolerated. Pain is very unusual. There are eye drops to take after surgery and a protective shield to sleep with at nights for a little while. Of course, some restrictions of activities, like swimming and exercise, are required until the entry point into the eye is well healed.

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