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How to really treat Cataract?

The opacification of the normal transparent lens is called cataract. The Latin word u2018cataractau2019 means u2018waterfallu2019. Imagine trying to peer through a sheet of falling water or through a frosted or fogged-up window.<br><br><br>

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How to really treat Cataract?

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  1. The opacification of the normal transparent lens is called cataract. The Latin word ‘cataracta’ means ‘waterfall’. Imagine trying to peer through a sheet of fallingwater orthroughafrostedorfogged-upwindow. History ofCataracttreatment TheearliestsurgerytreatmentbeganinIndia.Itwasknownas‘couching’.The sclerawasincised.Thelenswasthendislocatedbackwardintothevitreousandout oftheopticalaxis.Thisprocedurewasperformedformorethantwothousandyears untilthemid-eighteenth century.Greatprogressincataractsurgeryhasbeen madeinrecentyearswiththeintroductionof micro-surgicalinstruments, microscopeandmodernsurgicaltechniqueslikephaco-emulsification. Intheearlystagesof cataractdevelopment,allthatisneededtocorrectyour visionwithglassesisachangeinprescription.Asthecataractdevelopsandbegins toaffectyourlifestyle,itneedstoberemoved.Cataractsurgery,themost commonlyperformedsurgery,issafeandeffectivein95%patientswith enhancementinvision. MethodologyTheprocedureofcataractsurgerybyPhacoemulsification technique Duringthisprocedure,thesurgeonwillfirstcreateasmallincision withan advanceddiamondblade. Thesurgeonwillthenpeeloffthefrontlayerofyourlenscapsule. Usingultrasoundfromsmallsophisticatedinstruments,thesurgeonwillbreakup yourcataractintominutefragments. Theinstrumentsthenusegentlesuctiontoextractthesefragmentsoutoftheeye. Anintra-ocularlensisimplantedtoreplaceyournaturallens.

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