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Laser Cataract Surgery Basic Information

By David Collins


Cataract is a condition which the normally clear eye lens become cloudy after slowly developing due to aging. Your vision tends to look fuzzy and the colors may be muted and when driving, halos and glare might be noticed. Having surgery is only advised when this problem interferes with doing your daily activities.

The traditional way of doing the surgery is by having an incision at the cornea with the use of a handhold diamond blade which helps in accessing the cataract. It would then be broken down by the surgeon using ultrasound waves into fragments so suctioning it would be easier. The incision and the breaking steps are being replaced with the laser cataract surgery in Brooklyn.

A circular opening holding the cataract is also made traditionally in a manual way but this can now be done accurately with a laser instead. This helps in creating it more circular in the correct location with a better precision and has an identical size with replacement lens. The same traditional way is used in suctioning the fragments.

3D imaging is used also before the treatment in scanning eyes in making an accurate 3D map of relevant structures. This helps with the focus of the laser on the intended location of the incision and the surgeon will have great detail about your eye. It helps also in creating the replacement lens in the most accurate way possible.

Cataracts are broken down to fragments using ultrasound waves which may be harmful to the eyes of the patient. When using laser instead, the use of ultrasound energy is lessened which means less or no harm is done to the eye. With this method, more options of correcting astigmatism is also available for you to take advantage of.

Having this surgery would give you a few choices in replacement lens like monovision and multifocal intraocular ones. This will help to reduce or lessen your need of spectacles for performing your daily routine. Your surgeon will discuss these options during eye examination to you so it would be possible for you to choose what you like in advance.

This procedure will only last for fifteen or twenty minutes and is performed while you are awake though a medicine numbing your eyes would be given. While the laser is used, patients usually describe seeing kaleidoscope of lights with a slight feeling of pressure only. After this procedure is done, a protective shield is then placed over the eye.

The nurse would check your vital signs while you rest inside the recovery room then you may go home after half an hour. This whole process usually last for three hours or less including the preparation done before the surgery like the 3D imaging as well as dilating your eye. It is normal for you to have blurred vision after for a day or two though some have immediate improvement on their visions.

Heavy lifting and strenuous exercises are strictly restricted for a week or more. Brooklyn NY has many practitioners you could visit to ask more questions about this. Choose one you could trust and you are confident enough to perform the operation.




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