Faq's
Frequently Asked Questions
You will be called to the hospital 2 hours prior to the surgery for dilatation of
pupil and preparation of the eye to be
operated. Under topical or surface anaesthesia removal of the cataract will be
performed using the cutting edge Phaco
technology of white star Sovereign compact cold Phaco system with implantation of
lifestyle intraocular lens.
A cataract is a clouding of the eyes natural crystalline lens that may affect one or
both eyes. When left untreated,
cataracts can progress over time and lead to severe loss of vision.
The formation of cataracts is a natural part of the aging process which is called
senile cataract. Cataract can
sometimes occur in the new born due to development problems, in the young due to
injury and in any age due to an
extension of another eye problem.
There is a painless gradual decrease in vision. Early cataract is
associated with difficulty in reading in normal light
conditions, and extra illumination is required. Excessive glare and reduced
sharpness can make night driving difficult.
In advanced cases there is complete loss of sight and pupil becomes pearly white in
color.
There are no medications or other treatments to make cataracts go
away. The answer lies only in surgery where the
cataract is removed and replaced by an intra-ocular lens
This is the best accepted technique (surgery) to remove cataract
in the world through which a small 2-3 millimeter
incision technique is used that does not require injection, stitch and bandage.
Through this small incision, the cloudy
natural lens is removed by an ultrasonic instrument and a clear, foldable artificial
lens is placed inside the eye to
replace the lens that was removed. These lens implants, or IntraOcular Lenses
(IOLs), are made of plastic, silicone, or
acrylic, requiring no care or maintenance, and become a permanent part of the eye.
The procedure is called
Phacoemulsification or Phaco.
As this technique does not require injection, stitch and bandage
a person may resume routine activities within a day or
two after surgery. It also reduces post-operative discomfort, shortens stays in the
operating room, and improves
post-operative recoveries.
The lens which is placed in the eye is of a fixed power. The
power of the lens for a particular eye is calculated with
the help of an eye ultrasound. After surgery, for most patients routine distance
activities can be carried out without
glasses. For reading, glasses would be required.
Yes. These are called multifocal intra-ocular lens and give good
vision without glasses for distance and reading.
However in certain eye condition, a need for using a little spectacle correction may
be felt for very fine work.
It is easier and safer to operate on an immature cataract by
Phaco. As the cataract matures, it tends to become harder
requiring more Phaco energy to do the same job. Beyond a certain limit, excess
energy may cause harm to the eye.
Foldable (soft) lens has a diameter of 6.0 mm and is made of
plastic, silicone, or acrylic. It can be injected through a
needle into the eye through the 2-3 mm opening made for the surgery and the lens
unfolds automatically to take its
position. Non-foldable (hard) lens has a diameter of 5.5 mm and the incision has to
be enlarged to 5.5 mm to introduce
this lens. However the incision still remains self-sealing and requires no sutures,
but it may induce some curvature
changes in the eye.
The Blood Pressure (BP) and Blood Sugar should be in control. E C
G and a medical checkup may be required in some cases
All vision disorders for which glasses have to be used are
measured in terms of sphere, cylinder or a combination of
both. The best-corrected vision is termed 6/6 or 20/20. In simple Lasik, the sphere
and cylinder power of a person eye
is fed into the memory of the laser machine, and the laser then corrects the error.
95% of the people will be totally free from their spectacles. 5%
will have mild variation from their zero targeted
correction due to varying healing patterns in different individuals, but will have
their dependency reduced on
spectacles. After 3 to 6 months laser enhancement can be attempted to correct these
individuals further. People over the
age of 45 who opt for distance vision correction, may need reading glasses.
The effects of lasik on the cornea are permanent. Sometimes,
internal changes within an eye may come with age and these
may have some effect on the overall visual status. For example, a high myopia may
progress even after the age of 18
years, or a person may require reading glasses after the age of forty like any
normal individual.
After 2 to 3 days.
Lasik is a very safe procedure but like any other surgical
procedure it can have some complications which are extremely
rare if a proper screening check is done prior to the procedure. This includes
measuring the corneal thickness with an
ultrasound, Orbscan analysis of the cornea and a retina check. Nobody in our
surgical experience has ever lost sight due
to this procedure.
If the need arises they can be used.
You should avoid wearing contact lenses for 1 week (at the least
3 days) prior to lasik. On the day of lasik avoid any
form of facial and eye cosmetics and perfumes. After lasik , you can resume all your
routine activities in 2-3 days.
However, if your profession involves excessive computer use then it is advisable to
wait for one week before resuming
your work.
No, your eyes will not be patched after the LASIK eye surgery.
You will wear eye shields at bedtime for one week for
protection after the procedure.
You will use medicated eye drops for 1 week after your treatment.
Artificial tears are recommended to help alleviate dry
eyes. In some circumstances, your surgeon may recommend an eye drop to increase tear
production.
Generally speaking a patient is on eye drops for 8 weeks.
Yes, LASIK can successfully treat all three of these vision
conditions.
No, LASIK is not an appropriate surgery for cataracts. LASIK is
performed on the front surface (cornea) of the eye.
Cataract surgery is the replacement of the cloudy lens inside the eye with an
implant.
We typically ask the patient to arrive one hour prior to the
scheduled surgery time to ensure that we have answered all
of your questions and to perform any tests required for final surgical planning. The
actual surgical time is typically
less than 10 minutes per eye.
In the vast majority of cases, LASIK is performed on both eyes
during the same session. However one eye may be done at a
time by choice.
No, you will need to arrange for a ride home. Because it is
likely that you'll have light sensitivity and some
discomfort for 3 -4 hours after your procedure, it is best that you rest at home
that evening.
Most patients experience very little discomfort during laser eye
surgery. During the first few days after treatment you
may experience some discomfort but medication and eye drops will assist with this.
Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases involving progressive damage
to the optic nerve accompanied by a build up of
pressure inside the eye. It is a sight threatening and often symptom less diseases
and has a strong family history. If
left untreated, glaucoma can result in significant vision loss and even blindness.
Worldwide, glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible
blindness. Millions of people are blind in both eyes from this
disease. Many individuals with glaucoma, however, may not know that they have the
disease. The reason they are unaware
is that glaucoma initially causes no symptoms, and the subsequent loss of side
vision (peripheral vision) is usually not
recognized.
The 2 main types of glaucoma are open-angle glaucoma and
angle-closure glaucoma. In angle-closure glaucoma, the normal
drainage canals within the eye are blocked, and this block can be acute (sudden) or
chronic (long-lasting). In
open-angle glaucoma, the drainage system remains open, but is dysfunctional. Other
types include congenital glaucoma,
normal tension glaucoma, and secondary glaucoma.
There are usually no signs that an individual is developing
glaucoma until vision loss occurs, which is why it's so
important to have regular eye exams. An eye doctor can detect and treat high IOP
before it progresses to optic nerve
damage and vision loss.
A glaucoma suspect is a person in whom, the doctor’s opinion,
there is a high chance of developing glaucoma. This
maybe due to the elevated eye pressure or the appearance of the optic nerves. Some
people may have pressures that are
higher than normal, but is not associated with optic nerve damage and vision loss,
but they do not develop glaucoma, and
are called ocular hypertensives. Other people have optic nerves that might appear to
be abnormal, but, in fact, are
actually normal for them.
Everyone is at risk for glaucoma. However certain groups are at
higher risk than others. People at high risk for
glaucoma should get a complete eye exam, including eye dilation, every one or two
years. If you are over age 60,
diabetic or have a family member with glaucoma, you are at higher risk for glaucoma
than others. Other risk factors are
steroid users, eye injury, High myopia (nearsightedness), Hypertension, central
corneal thickness less than .5 mm etc.
An eye doctor (ophthalmologist) can usually detect those
individuals who are at risk for before nerve damage occurs. The
doctor also can diagnose patients who already have glaucoma by observing their nerve
damage or visual field loss. These
tests includes Tonometry, Gonioscopy, Ophthalmoscopy, Pachymetry, Visual Field
testing all of which are painless, may be
part of this evaluation.
The only known method of treating glaucoma is to decrease the eye
pressure. For this, your doctor will prescribe eye
drops, and in rare conditions, oral medications. If eye drops alone do not lower the
pressure enough, laser procedures
or surgery may be required. Patients of angle closure glaucoma need a laser
treatment called peripheral iridectomy,
which is an attempt to create a bypass channel to restore the drainage in the eye.
Vision loss from glaucoma cannot be reversed. Routine eye exams
are essential to discover glaucoma early and begin
glaucoma treatment before significant vision loss has occurred.
People being treated for glaucoma typically are not good
candidates for LASIK. This is because a suction device is used
on the eye during the creation of the corneal flap during LASIK surgery, and this
briefly causes a significant increase
in IOP.
The retina is a very thin layer of tissue that lines the inner
part of the back of the eye and functions like the film
of a camera. It captures light like camera film and then transmits that image to the
brain so that it can be processed
into a visual image. The macula is the most specialized area of this retina tissue
and allows us to see detailed,
central vision. This is the vision that allows us to read, watch television, and
recognize faces.
Any of the following symptoms are an eye emergency and you must
consult a doctor immediately. Light flashes, or curtain
obstructing part or all of your vision, a sudden shower of floaters that resemble
spots, or spider webs and a sudden
decrease of vision.
Some Others Questions
Finding and treating the disease early, before it causes
vision loss or blindness, is the best way to control diabetic
eye disease. So if you have diabetes, make sure you get a comprehensive
dilated eye examination at least once a year.
If you have diabetes, you are also at risk for other diabetic eye diseases, such as cataract and glaucoma. People with diabetes develop cataract at an earlier age than people without diabetes. Cataract can usually be treated by surgery.
A person with diabetes is nearly twice as likely to get glaucoma as other adults. And, as with diabetic retinopathy, the longer you have had diabetes, the greater your risk of getting glaucoma. Glaucoma may be treated with medications, laser surgery, or conventional surgery.
Not totally, but risk can be greatly reduced. The
Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) showed that better
control of blood sugar level slows the onset and progression of retinopathy
and lessens the need for laser surgery for
severe retinopathy.
Yes. Eye care professional may suggest laser surgery in
which a strong light beam is aimed onto the retina. Laser
surgery and appropriate followup care can reduce the risk of blindness by 90
percent. However, laser surgery often
cannot restore vision that has already been lost, which is why finding
diabetic retinopathy early is the best way to
prevent vision loss.
Diabetic retinopathy. This disease is a leading cause of
blindness in the world. It is caused by changes in the blood
vessels of the retina. In some people with diabetic retinopathy, retinal
blood vessels may swell and leak fluid. In
other people, abnormal new blood vessels grow on the surface of the retina.
These changes may result in vision loss or
blindness.
Diabetic eye disease refers to a group of eye problems that people with diabetes may face as a complication of this disease. All can cause severe vision loss or even blindness. Diabetic eye disease includes:
- Diabetic retinopathy: Damage to the blood vessels in the retina.
- Cataract: Clouding of the lens of the eye.
- Glaucoma: Increase in fluid pressure inside the eye that leads to optic nerve damage and loss of vision.
Macula is the most sensitive part of the retina and its
degration results in loss of vision. It may present as a
decrease in vision, distortion of objects or impaired colour vision. There
are two types of macualr degeneration: wet
and dry.Regular eye exams are recommended to detect macular degeneration the
early stage.
You need to contact your eye specialist urgently.
Receiving immediate treatment increases the chances of you regaining
or retaining your vision, and limiting further loss.
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