What Are Cataracts And How Do You Prevent Them?
As the population ages, cataracts are becoming a growing health concern.
A cataract is a clouding of the eye lens to such an extent that it affects vision. The majority of cataracts develop due to the aging process, and by age 80, more than half of all Americans have them. However, there are also other type of cataracts: secondary cataracts, which form after surgery for other ophthalmic diseases such as glaucoma; traumatic cataracts, which can develop after an eye…
Caution, Prevention And Cure Of Cataracts
As the population ages, cataracts are becoming a growing health concern.
A cataract is a clouding of the eye lens to such an extent that it affects vision. The majority of cataracts develop due to the aging process, and by age 80, more than half of all Americans have them. However, there are also other type of cataracts: secondary cataracts, which form after surgery for other ophthalmic diseases such as glaucoma; traumatic cataracts, which can develop after an eye…
What To Expect With Cataract Laser Surgery
Your eyes are just like cameras. The natural lens of the eye lies immediately behind the pupil. It focuses incoming light on the retina, situated at the back of the eye. It is a regulator and allows us to see things that are near and far away.
The lens of your eye is made up of protein and water. As we get older, this protein content may form small lumps and cloud the lens. This is basically what…
YAG Laser Surgery In India- Affordable Cost YAG Laser YAG Eye Surgery
YAG Laser Surgery
Due to the use of a YAG (yttrium-aluminum-garnet) laser to do surgery hence the term so. One use for a YAG laser in surgery is to punch a hole in the iris to relieve increased pressure within the eye from acute angle-closure glaucoma. In this type of glaucoma, there is a sudden (acute) increase in pressure in the anterior (front) chamber of the eye due to abrupt blockage of the normal circulation of fluid within…
Vision After Cataracts
Cataracts, loss of vision due to clouding of the eye lens, are often thought to be a curse of advancing years. Actually the problem and corrective surgery can affect people of any age. There are several options to restore focus after removal of the natural lens.
Clouding of the cornea can cause similar symptoms. The treatment is much newer than for cataracts, as it involves transplants of corneal tissue, usually taken from a deceased donor.
Many centuries before the…
Few cataract complications and their treatments
A posterior capsule opacity (PCO) is the most common among those few cataract surgery complications, including eye inflammation, infections and a dislocated IOL. The reason for a PCO comes from the lens capsule, which will be maintained during a surgery. About 20% of patients have haziness on their intact posterior capsules, so that even if the lens has been replaced with a successful IOL, the vision is still blurry. A PCO is not a “secondary cataract”. Cataracts will never…
Treating Cataracts with Crystalens
Very few people will avoid developing cataracts as they grow older. In fact, more than half of all Americans over age 60 have cataracts. While there is no way to reverse or prevent the development of cataracts, today’s advanced cataract treatments can make it much easier to manage cataracts and enjoy excellent vision well into old age.
A cataract is caused by the buildup of proteins found naturally in the lens. This buildup creates the characteristic…
