In the past 30 years, many advances have been made for those who have undergone cataract surgery. The procedure has been improved to allow for clearer vision and fewer side effects. In some cases, however, smokers experience an increase in the amount of time it takes to heal after surgery. Why Is Smoking Bad after … Read more
Can You Get Cataracts in Both Eyes? Cataracts occur when the lens of the eye becomes cloudy. Cataract is an age-related condition which afflicts almost everyone as we age. In most cases, cataracts affect both eyes but they may be asymmetrical – more in one eye than the other. Symptomatic cataract can be treated with … Read more
For how long can cataract surgery be postponed? The answer is – it depends! There are multiple factors which will help you decide if you can delay the surgery. If your surgeon has diagnosed you with cataract, there is simply one treatment for it and that is surgery. Cataract is not a disease. It happens with … Read more
There are two main purposes of anesthesia for cataract surgery. The first is that the patient should not feel pain. This is the primary reason and is very important from the patients’ perspective. Ophthalmic surgeons call it ‘sensory anesthesia’. The other important aspect of anesthesia in cataract surgery is that the eye should not move … Read more
Floaters after cataract surgery are not uncommon and in most of the cases, they don’t pose any threat to your eye or vision. In a small fraction of patients, they may be a sign of a complication of the cataract surgery itself or a pre-existing eye condition which becomes recognizable after surgery. Floaters are usually … Read more
It’s a question quite often asked by those who have cataracts of various degrees. Such questions arise because of patients’ lack of understanding of factors which determine when a cataract should be removed. Such questions also probably arise because of an assumption that there is a set of medical rules which prescribe surgery only in … Read more