Cataract surgery

Cataracts occur when the lens becomes blurry, causing vision to be hazy and distorted. The lens is between the lens and pupil and refracts light that comes into the eye, which helps us to see and focus on objects. Those who experience cataracts, feel like they are looking through a foggy window. There are four main types of cataracts, traumatic cataracts, congenital cataracts, secondary cataracts, and radiation cataracts. Traumatic cataracts can occur from ocular injury, which will disrupts lens fibers. Congenital cataracts are when a baby is born with cataracts or develop them in young age. Typically the do not interfere with vision. Secondary cataracts occur after a surgery or due to a prior health condition. Radiation cataracts form after…

A person may start to become at a greater risk of developing vision problems as they age, and in this regard, cataracts is a fairly common issues that people can experience. This is essentially when the lens of the eye starts to become cloudy.While these vision problems can be treated, patients often have a very limited understanding about this condition. For patients that are suffering from cataracts, it is important to understand the following answers to questions about treating this vision…

Cataract surgery does not take very long, and it is common to feel good rather quickly after you have cataract surgery. However, in order for your eyes to properly heal following your cataract surgery, you’ll want to make sure you follow the tips below. #1 Don’t Rush Out Of The Recovery Area After your surgery you will be taken to a recovery area. This is an area where you can rest and really wake up from either your sedation or anesthesia. Do not feel like you have to rush out of the recovery…

What To Expect After Cataract Surgery If your vision is clouded by cataracts, your eye doctor may recommend surgery at some point. Cataract surgery is a simple operation that removes the cloudy lenses from your eyes and replaces them with clear, artificial lenses. You may need the surgery on just one eye or on both, but your doctor may only do one eye at a time so your vision isn't compromised. Recovery from the surgery is usually fast and uneventful. Here's what you can expect. Immediately…

If you are planning on undergoing cataract surgery in the near future, there are a few things that you can do to ensure that your recovery process goes as smoothly as possible. Fulfill Your Prescription The first thing that you can do is be sure to fulfill the subscription that your doctor will provide you with for antibiotic eye drops that you are to use following your surgery. These eye drops will help reduce the inflammation that will occur in your eye and will help prevent your eye from…

During cataract surgery, a small incision is made to your eye in order remove the cloudy lens and clean it out or replace it with a new news. As a result, this small incision leads to inflammation around the eye area after surgery. A few signs may include swelling and redness. While the inflammation should go away a few days after your surgery is complete it can be uncomfortable to deal with. Luckily, there are a few tips you can use in order to reduce the inflammation around your eyes until it…

Cataract Surgery Cataract is a clouding of the lens of the eye or its surrounding transparent membrane that obstruct the passage of light and leads to gradual blurred vision. Cataract is the most common eye diseases treatable. Through a rapid intervention under local anesthesia, an artificial lens is implanted foldable, resulting in recovery of vision, often no longer needed glasses. The occurrence of cataract increases with age, affecting approximately 70% of white individuals 80 years and…

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an important sense, and is even more vital for artists who rely on it for their livelihood. One such artist that suffered from visual impairments was Claude Monet. In 1912, he was diagnosed with bilateral cataracts (Marmor & Ravin 1997, p. 170). Cataracts cloud several aspects of vision like form and color, and can affect the development of artistic style (Goldstein 2007, p. 553). To test such a link with the scientific method would require an experiment within groups of participating artists…