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Is it possible to undergo Cataract surgery after LASIK

Our eye is an asymmetrical globe having a dimension of about an inch in diameter and is protected by bony socket called the orbit. It is surrounded by muscles for the eye movement. It consist of Conjunctiva(a thin layer of tissue that covers the entire front of your eye, except for the cornea), Cornea (clear transparent front part of the eye and of a dome shape), Sclera(white portion of the eye), Iris(the colored part) and Pupil(the black circular opening in the iris).

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Is it possible to undergo Cataract surgery after LASIK

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  1. Is it possible to undergo Cataract surgeryafterLASIK Inshort,answerisyes.InthisarticlewewilltrytoelaborateaboutCataract surgeryandLASIK,sothatyoucanunderstandhowthey areseparateand interlinked. Oureyeisanasymmetricalglobehavingadimensionofabout an inchin diameterandisprotectedbybonysocketcalledtheorbit.Itissurroundedby musclesfortheeyemovement.ItconsistofConjunctiva(athinlayer oftissue thatcoverstheentirefrontof youreye,exceptforthecornea),Cornea(clear transparentfrontpartoftheeyeandofadomeshape),Sclera(whiteportionof theeye),Iris(thecoloredpart)andPupil(theblackcircularopeningintheiris). Eyelensliesbehindtheirisandpupil.Lightentersthroughpupilandthelens projectsitontotheinsideliningoftheeye(equippedwithspeciallight-sensing cells)calledtheretina.Itconvertslightintoelectricalimpulseswhich are carried by youropticnervetothebrain. WhatisLasik? LASIK(Laser-AssistedIn-SituKeratomileusis)isatypeofrefractivelaser surgery.If youarehavinganyvisiondefectlikenearsightedness (myopia),farsightedness(hyperopia),astigmatism or presbyopia,thenLASIKis foryou.Inthissurgery,yourophthalmologistusesan excimerlasertochange thecurvatureof yourcornea.Oncethecorneaisreshaped,lightraysarefocused ontheretinaproperlytoformaclearimage. AfterLASIK,eyeglassesorcontactlensesarenotrequiredinmostofthecases. BeforeplanningforLASIK,Yourophthalmologistwillthoroughlyexamineyou bytestingyouvision problems,measureandmapthecornealsurfacewith pupil size.AsaLASIKrequirement,youshouldbe18yearsoraboveofage,your corneashouldbethickenoughthatreshapingispossible.

  2. WhatisCataractsurgery? GettingCataract(degeneratedlens)isanagerelatedissueandmostofthe individualsencounterwithit,aftertheageof55years.Cataractisbasically cloudingofyoureyelensbecauseoftheclumpingofproteinsandyourvision getsworsewith time.ChangingEyeglassesandcontactlensesarenotof much helpinCataractpatientsasthequalityof yourvisiondeterioratesandifsurgery isdelayed. Cataractsareleadingcauseofblindness,worldwide.A cataractisn’tresolvable onitsown,orwitheyedrops,infactovertimeitwillharden.Cataract surgeryisdonetoremovethecataractfromwithintheeye.Mosttypesof cataractsurgeryinvolvereplacingthecloudylenswithan artificialtransplant called an intraocularlens(IOL).TheIOLbecomesapermanentpart ofyour eye. Atthispoint ofourarticle,itisquiteclearthatbothLASIKandCataract surgeriesaredonefordifferentreasonsandinvolvesdifferentpartsoftheeye. LASIKisfocusedjusttillcornealreshapingforrefractiveerrorswhileCataract surgeryisaimedtoreplacetheeyelensandgetridofcloudyorfoggyvision andachievesharpervision. NowincaseLASIKisnotdonepriortocataractsurgery,itiseasytocorrect refractiveerrorswithcataractremoval.Yoursurgeon takeseyemeasurements pre-surgerytodeterminewhichintraocularlenstochooseforyoureye. ButincaseLASIKhasalreadybeendone,yoursurgeonneedstodoadditional calculationstoworkoutthebestintraocularcorrectlenspowertogiveyoubest visualresults.AfterLASIKyoureyemeasurementschangesandEyedoctorhas toconsider boththepreLASIKandpostLASIKmeasurements. If you’vepreviouslyhadanysuchlaservisionprocedureandhavesince developedacataract,scheduleanappointmentwithoneofourexpertstoknow moreaboutourvariousLaserassistedcorrectiveandtreatmentmodalitiesand feelfreetocontactusat+91-9137462795 or visitour clinicatBandraand Kandivali.

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