Cataract
Cataract occurs when the eye lens (lens), which is normally transparent like glass, loses its transparency, resulting in blurry vision (like frosted glass). Curtain descent into the eye is another name for it. A biomicroscopic examination of the eye is used to make the diagnosis. There is no medication or diet that can prevent or slow the progression of a cataract once it has formed. Surgery is the only option. Whiteness or strabismus in the middle of the pupil is a sign of cataract in babies.
What are the Causes of Cataract?
The most common cause of cataract is advancing age. Aside from old age, cataracts can develop as a result of eye diseases like uveitis and glaucoma, as well as trauma, other eye surgeries, medications, and diabetes.
Cataracts are accelerated by factors such as vitamin C deficiency and ultraviolet ray exposure. Cataracts can also be seen in childhood and adolescence. Infections such as rubella contracted by the mother during pregnancy are the most common cause of congenital cataracts.
What Are the Symptoms of Cataract?
• Gradual decrease in vision.
• Sensitivity to light, glare.
• Double vision.
• Reading difficulty.
• Deterioration of night vision.
• Fading or yellowing of colours.
• When a person's vision problem arises, surgery is performed.
• There's no need to hold your breath. Surgery becomes more difficult if you wait.
Treatment of Cataract:
There is no medication that can be used to treat cataracts. Surgery is the only option. The patient's vision is restored after the opaque lens, which had lost its transparency due to the operation, is removed. Patients had to wear thick (about + 10 size) glasses after the operation before the 1950s because no lens was placed in the patient's eye. In today's surgery, a lens is attached to the patient's eye so that he can see clearly far and near with very low-numbered glasses afterward.
When Is Cataract Surgery Performed?
When a patient is having trouble doing his daily work, can't read the newspaper, or can't see the television clearly, cataract surgery should be considered. Surgery isn't necessary for patients who can see well enough with glasses. Patients who complain of blurred vision despite wearing glasses should consider cataract surgery.
Years after the onset of cataract in some patients who avoid surgery, the cataract becomes very hard, complicating the operation, increasing the duration of the operation, and increasing the complication rate. Furthermore, complete vision loss may occur in a small group of patients who have postponed cataract surgery for a long time as a result of increased intraocular pressure (eye pressure) caused by cataracts.
How long does cataract surgery take?
On average, cataract surgery takes 10-15 minutes. However, you must stay in our hospital for 3-5 hours, including pre-operative eye preparation and post-operative rest periods.
Is Glasses Used After Surgery?
The number of lenses worn in each eye is calculated prior to surgery, and every effort is made to ensure that the patient can see the distance without glasses afterward. After surgery, patients may need to wear glasses for both near and far vision, with a lower number for distance. After the first month, postoperative glasses are frequently given. The number of glasses will change over time if glasses are given earlier.