cataract surgery: a simple intervention that changes lives
Written by:In the following article, the best experts in ophthalmology tell us all we need to know about the disease cataract, its symptoms and treatment to keep after surgery.
The surgery of cataract does not last more than five minutes. It is an intervention able to change the patient's life: the success of the intervention means not having to use more glasses. For this reason, patients who undergo this operation are more and more young people.
Most cataracts rises due to age, but there are cases generated by trauma or diseases of view, systemic diseases (eg, diabetes ), by the consumption of a certain type of drugs and included, of congenital origin.
Symptoms depend on the type of cataract and the patient's health status. It can be produced a blurred or double vision, photophobia (sensitivity to light) etc.
Cataract surgery
The definitive treatment is by surgery. It consists destroy the cataract and inhale the remains, placing, following, an intraocular lens. In most cases, it is a very simple operation, which lasts about 5 minutes, and is carried out under local anesthesia (anesthetic eye drops). No need for stitches or hospitalization.
It is advisable to have the surgery as soon as possible. Firstly because, in most cases, you can delete the glasses. In the second place because, by operating in time avoids the formation of cataracts larger and more difficult to operate.
Attentions to be taken after the cataract operation
Today, cataract surgery is performed on an outpatient. The patient leaves the hospital without blindfolds, and will be able to implement any activities. The treatment consists of applying eye drops for about four weeks.
Article written with the collaboration of Dr. M. Reza Djodeyre Soudi, Ophthalmologist