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CATARACT
Cataract is an eye disease which caused by loss of the transparency of transparent lens in the eye due to various reasons. It is welded on age for 90%. Although it is seen less, secondary cataracts can be observed due to trauma, some systemic diseases, eye disorders such as uveitis and some drugs such as steroids.
Congenital cataracts may occur in infants because of the rubella which was previous in pregnancy, antivirals which are used in pregnancy and such like reasons.
Symptoms;
• Shapeless and blurred vision
• Double vision
• Difficult or faded perception of colors
• Difficulty seeing in the evening
• Frequent change of contact lenses or glasses
• Loss of depth sense
• Eyestrain and headache
The only treatment for cataract is surgery. There is no treatment with medicine. If the patient's vision is inadequate and diagnostic, surgical decision can be made. Waiting for cataracts to mature is not the right decision. Because mature cataract operations are more difficult than others, healing periods may be later.
CATARACT SURGERY WITH FEMTOSECOND LASER
The surgery starts with your doctor making laser shots with the high-technology Femtosecond Laser to the lens capsule located on the eye, and then the lens, which has lost its function with the help of laser, is divided into small pieces and these parts are removed with the help of another Femtosecond Laser, which is called Bladeless cataract surgery, provides many processes close to perfect by the surgeon during cataract surgery. Patients with cataract, myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism can avoid visual impairments with trifocal lens was placed during cataract surgery.evice. After this stage, artificial intraocular lens is placed in your eyes which will stay a lifetime, in place of the cataractous lens.
CATARACT SURGERY WITH PHACOEMULSIFICATION
Surgery starts with the creation of an incision in the cornea, which is the outer transparent layer of the eye. Then, with the help of ultrasound (a device that emits a sound wave), the lens that has lost its function in your eye is divided into pieces and these parts are removed with the same device. An artificial intraocular lens is placed in your eye which will stay for lifetime.
Artificial intraocular lens types used in cataract surgery;
Monofocal Intraocular Lens: It provides long distance vision.
Monofocal Toric Intraocular Lens: It provides long distance vision, fixes astigmatism.
Multifocal Intraocular Lens: It provides long and close distances vision.
Multifocal Toric Intraocular Lens: It provides long and close distances vision, fixes astigmatism
Trifocal Intraocular Lens: It provides long, medium, close distances vision.
Trifocal Toric Intraocular Lens: It provides long, medium, close distances vision, fixes astigmatism.