Cataract Symptoms Cataracts may make your world look hazy. When your eye’s lens clouds over, it may be caused by cataracts. You may have a cataract in one eye or in both. To correct your vision, you may needtreating cataracts, but it is possible surgery will be necessary. Cataract Diag...
In the industry today, surgeons are facing more intraocular lens (IOL) options than ever before. Historically, surgeons had limited choices to meet their patients’ post-cataract surgery vision goals. Now, they face the challenge of selecting from a wide variety of lenses that all claim to be ...
Usually, prescription eyewear corrects the problem. Most people with astigmatism were born with the tendency, but it can also be caused by eye disease or injury. The latter type is more difficult to correct. Regardless of the cause, early treatment is crucial. Children, in particular, might be...
Figure 4.1 Correct fitting of a trial frame with each pupil in the centre of each aperture, both horizontally and vertically. Back vertex distance Place a lens (of any value) in the trial frame. Ask the patient to fixate on a distant target, and use a ru
ICL Surgery may be offered to you if it is not possible to fully correct your refractive error with Laser Eye Surgery. This alternative treatment can also be performed alongside Laser Eye Surgery on the surface of the eye to correct any residual refractive error which may not have been fully...
How to correct the short-sightedness?Short-sightedness:Short-sightedness or myopia is a refractive condition of the eye, where the eye is too long in shape or the lens over refracts causing the light rays to focus in front of the retina, instead of on it. This causes blurry vision ...
By the time you reach your mid-40s, it may be tough to read and perform other close-up tasks. This vision change is called presbyopia, and it's normal. You can wear reading glasses, bifocals, or multifocal contact lenses to correct your vision. Sometimes laser surgery can help, too. 4...
Normally the lens of the eye is clear, however, proteins and fibers in the lens can break down and cause the lens to become cloudy. This may require surgery to correct.Answer and Explanation: Most cataracts develop slowly over the course of several years, however, the speed at which ...
Bifocal lenses are multifocal lenses that correct both near and long-distance vision. This is achieved by combining two prescriptions into a single lens. The upper part of the lens is designed to correct distance vision, while the bottom portion is meant to correct up-close vision. These lens...
Refractive Cataract Surgery:The same surgery applies for a refractive cataract procedure. Even if your presbyopia has formed into cataracts, we can still use lens exchange to replace the cloudy lens. However, unlike traditional cataract surgery, we also go in and correct other types of refractive ...