Cataract Surgery

The most important factor before cataract operations is the correct selection of the artificial lens to replace the natural lens.

Safe and effective solution – cataract surgery

At present, there is no effective treatment for cataract other than a surgical replacement of the patient’s old lens with a new, artificial one (IOL). Without surgery, the cataracts will still proceed and may lead to blindness.

Cataract surgery is currently the most successful and safest surgery in the world thanks to the used technology and doctor with many years of practice. Patients, therefore, have nothing to fear.

The main aim of cataract surgery is to restore the patient’s health. However, it is necessary to select artificial intraocular lenses according to factors such as patients’ daily life, work and social activities, and hobbies. It is possible to provide both distance and near vision by using various multifocal (bifocal, trifocal, multifocal) lenses.

When choosing a lens, it is important to make preferences that will facilitate daily life. For example, for patients who need to drive at night, lenses that improve the quality of night vision may be preferred. Also, UV filtered lenses are recommended for people who are frequently exposed to the sun. For those working in an office environment, antireflex filters are important for lighting and computer use.

Since artificial lenses are implanted into the eye, the patient’s expectations should be taken into consideration before the operation.

PHACOEMULSIFICATION AND FEMTOSECOND LASER METHODS IN CATARACT SURGERY
One of the most common eye surgeries today is undoubtedly cataract surgery. There are two common procedures, needle-free and sutureless, and these methods have developed further with the development of technology.

PHACOEMULSIFICATION METHOD
In cataract surgeries, it is based on the principle of breaking the hardened natural lens with sound waves and removing it from the eye with the help of liquid. It is important that it is performed by experienced surgeons who can apply advanced phacoemulsification techniques. This procedure does not require stitches, but requires surgical incisions of 2.5 mm.

LASER CATARACT
Femtosecond laser devices are computer controlled systems supported by OCT (intraocular coherence tomography). Corneal incisions and cutting of the lens capsule are performed with this laser system. The fragmentation of the lens with laser incisions is preferred because the structures of the eye other than cataract are not damaged. Tissue damage is minimal.