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Cataract operation
What is cataract operation? Is this paimful? Any injections are required for it? Kindly please tell me in details
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Cataract is clouding of the natural clear lens of the eye. It needs a surgical correction. Modern technology has made it possible to do this surgery without injections, without stitches. Drops are put in the eye to numb them and a surgeon then removes the ctaracats through a 2.2mm incision. A foldable lens is then implanted in the eye.
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A. Cataract is an age related change wherein natural transparent lens becomes translucent and then opaque leading to blurred vision.
Most common cause is old age
Other causes include use of steroid for prolonged period, exposure to radiation, trauma, inflammation etc
B. It is painless surgery with modern technology
C. Injections may or may not be required depending on comfort of Patient and surgeon
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Cararact is the result of opacification of natural lens ,due to which the vision is diminished.
The vision can be regained by a simple operation,yaking out the natural lens and putting an artificial lens in its place .
There are various techniques to do it and different types of lensrs are available.
For making the whole procedure painless ,we can do it by a small injection or by repeatedly putting rye drops but in operation without injection,patient's co operation is very necessary and important.
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