For some, the very mention of immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery (ISBCS) or cataract surgery to both eyes on the same day would invoke a strong gut reaction and vehement objection. Although at one time there was good reason for this, advances in technology in cataract surgery have...
Cataract surgery is a procedure that helps fix the vision problems caused by a cataract. During surgery, the cloudy lens inside your eye will be replaced with a clear artificial lens. It's an outpatient procedure, which means you can usually go home the same day. Surgery is the only way ...
Some cataracts never reach the stage where they need to be removed. But if your cataract worsens and you begin to have trouble seeing clearly for driving and other everyday tasks, it's probably time to consider cataract surgery. Is cataract surgery serious? All surgery involves some risk, so...
In the United States, cataract surgery is usually performed with one to two weeks or more between eyes as a hedge against intraoperative complications that might impact decisions on the second-eye surgery. Many debate whether visual outcomes are better with delayed sequential bilateral cataract surgery...
need to avoid taking aspirin and other anti-clotting medications, and a 12-hour fast from food and water is often required. Don’t wear contact lenses for several days beforehand, and stay away from makeup, lotions, creams and other face and eye products the day of your cataract surgery....
If you need cataract surgery in both eyes, another option is monovision. You’ll have a distance vision IOL placed in one eye and a close-up IOL in the other. It will take time for your eyes to adapt to this setup, and it’s possible you won’t ever get used to it. Before you...
Prevalence of Blindness in People Over 40 Years in the Volta Region of Ghana The corrected prevalence of glaucoma in one or both eyes was 7.5%. There were 51 individuals who had undergone cataract surgery, all of whom had been operated in Ghana. Those who had ECCE/IOL surgery had a presen...
[3]. Furthermore, health gains and economic viability have been consistently demonstrated for both first and second eyes [4,5], and the reduction in falls risk [6], and preservation of independence hardly need stated. NICE failed to find any acuity threshold at which cataract surgery was not...
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LASIK is a refractive surgery that corrects refractive errors such as nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism. It works by reshaping the cornea, the transparent front part of the eye, using a laser. This precise laser technology allows for extremely accurate and customized corrections. ...