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Cleaning of IOL
Why cleaning of IOL needed?? I got operated 3 years ago for cataract. I am having blurred vision in right eye, before that left eye lense got cleaned.
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Dr. Seema Behl
Ophthalmologist
34 yrs exp
Mumbai
Hi...
Anything in body, tries to heal...so when we remove the cataract ..body tries to heal and form the natural lens again...it cannot do that...but few cells may form on the membrane which we place the lens. That is called opacification of capsule ..and need cloning..
Can be done in a simple OPD procedure.
Once removed, it cannot come again
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Dr. Amrita Aneja
Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon
17 yrs exp
Gurgaon
Cleaning is just an oversimplified term maybe used by the doctor or optometrist for your condition in which the capsule supporting the lens becomes opacified. It can be treated through lasers which are extremely safe and effective
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Dr. Pavan Chavan
Ophthalmologist
19 yrs exp
Pune
Sir most probably you are talking about ND Yag Laser Capsulotomy. After a few years of cataract surgery there can occur some whitening of the posterior capsule behind the Intra Ocular Lens which we call Posterior Capsular Opacity or After Cataract. It's a common condition and can be safely dealt with a simple laser.
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