What are potential complications of cataract surgery?


While cataract surgery is one of the safest procedures available with a high rate of success, rare complications can arise. Your ophthalmologist will discuss the specific potential complications of the procedure that are unique to your eye prior to having you sign a consent form. The most common difficulties arising after surgery are persistent inflammation, changes in eye pressure, infection, or swelling of the retina at the back of the eye, and retinal detachment. If the delicate bag the lens sits in is injured, then the artificial lens may need to be placed in a different location. In very rare cases, the intraocular lens moves or does not function properly and may need to be repositioned, exchanged, or removed. All of these complications are extremely rare but can lead to significant visual loss if left untreated; thus, close follow-up is required after surgery.

In some cases, within months to years after surgery the thin lens capsule may become cloudy, and you may have the sensation that the cataract is returning because your vision is becoming blurry again. This process is termed posterior capsule opacification, or a "secondary cataract." To restore vision, a laser is used in the office to painlessly create a hole in the cloudy bag. This procedure takes only a few minutes in the office, and vision usually improves rapidly.


Cataracts Prevention

At present, there is no real effective way to prevent the formation of cataracts, so secondary prevention involves controlling other eye diseases that can cause cataracts and minimizing exposure to factors that promote cataracts.


  • Wearing sunglasses outside during the day might reduce your chances of developing cataracts or having problems with the retina. Some sunglasses can filter out UV light, reducing exposure to harmful UV radiation and might slow the progression of cataracts.
  • Some people take vitamins, minerals, and herbal extracts to decrease cataract formation. No scientific data prove that these remedies are effective. No topical or oral medications or supplements are proven to decrease the chance of developing cataracts.
  • A healthy lifestyle might help, just as a healthy lifestyle helps prevent other diseases in the body. Eat a proper diet, get regular exercise and rest, and do not smoke.
  • If you have diabetes, tight blood-sugar control can delay the otherwise accelerated development of cataracts.

Cataracts Outlook
  • Early symptoms of cataracts include blurred vision, glare, and difficulty reading.
  • Cataracts will affect most people and become more prominent as we age.
  • Cataracts can be diagnosed when the doctor examines the eyes with specialized viewing instruments.
  • The decision to proceed with surgery is primarily based on the amount of difficulty you have performing your daily activities.
  • Treatment for cataracts is surgical removal of the cataract with implantation of an artificial lens.
  • There are a variety of intraocular lens types that can restore vision in different ways.
  • Cataract surgery is a safe and effective way to restore vision with serious complications occurring in less than one in 1,000 cases.
Are you looking for the Best Doctor for Lasik surgery in Indore? Then this is the best website which will help you get all the answers to your question. Dr Birendra Jha is one of the best Cataract surgeon and Eye surgeon in Indore. DR. BIRENDRA JHA, M.S. (OPHTH) , F.P.O.S, He is a PHACO SURGEON & FIRST TRAINED Best pediatric ophthalmologist in indore region, He did long term fellowship in Pediatric ophthalmology & phacoemulsification from ARVIND EYE HOSPITAL, MADURAI (T.N.) doing highest number of Lasik eye surgery. He worked as Consultant Pediatric ophthalmologist & Phaco Surgeon in CHOITHRAM HOSPITAL & NETRALAYA for 3 year & successfully treating all sorts of Anterior Segment Eye Diseases for past 7 years in Indore (India). Book an Appointment today call us +91-8819924707, +91-9977141260 online visit - http://www.indoreindiaeyecare.com



Online Book  Appointment Today : http://www.indoreindiaeyecare.com/contact-us.html

Please go through our social media :

like our page to know more about eye



Please do follow on Instagram



Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

LASIK EYE SURGERY IN INDORE:

Image
WHAT IS LASIK? Laser In-Situ Keratomileusis(LASIK), is a surgical procedure which is used for correction of vision in people suffering from refractive defects such as Myopia(Near-sightedness), Hypermetropia(Far-sightedness), and Astigmatism(Corneal Defect). LASIK surgery provides reduction in the power or even freedom from spectacles to the patients and is of great aid in gaining self-confidence as well. LASIK is now one of the most common surgical procedures around the world and is widely used for correction of refractive disorders. It is an outpatient surgical procedure that takes around 10-15 minutes for each eye and the patient is able to see again within hours after the surgery. The actual laser exposure is less than a minute for each eye. HOW DOES LASIK WORK? LASIK works on the principle of sculpting and remodelling of cornea using Excimer Laser(an ultraviolet laser) which delivers the laser correction(Photoblation) into the thickness of cornea. ...
Read more

Cataract Symptoms

Image
Having cataracts is often compared to looking through a foggy windshield of a car or through the dirty lens of a camera. Cataracts may cause a variety of complaints and visual changes, including blurred vision, difficulty with glare (often with bright sun or automobile headlights while driving at night), dulled color vision, increased nearsightedness accompanied by frequent changes in eyeglass prescription, and occasionally double vision in one eye. Some people notice a phenomenon called "second sight" in which one's reading vision improves as a result of their increased nearsightedness from swelling of the cataract. A change in glasses may help initially once vision begins to change from cataracts; however, as cataracts continue to progress and opacify, vision becomes cloudy and stronger glasses or contact lenses will no longer improve sight. Cataracts are usually gradual and usually not painful or associated with any eye redness or other symptoms unless they becom...
Read more

What’s Causing My Blurred Vision?

Image
What are the symptoms of blurred vision? Blurred vision can affect your entire line of sight or just parts of your vision. This could include your peripheral vision, or how you see to the right or left of your field of vision. You can also experience blurred vision in only one eye. Other ways to describe blurred vision include clouded or dim vision. What are the causes of blurred vision? There can be many causes of blurred vision. Examples of common causes are: refractive errors, such as near-sightedness, far-sightedness, or astigmatism abrasions to the cornea age-related macular degeneration cataracts corneal opacification, or scarring infectious retinitis migraine optic neuritis retinopathy, such as diabetic retinopathy stroke trauma or injury to the eyes People with diabetes can also experience blurred vision if their blood sugar levels fluctuate significantly. How is blurred vision diagnosed? Your doctor will diagnose the cause of your blu...
Read more