Cataract Eye Surgery

Despite rapid strides being made in the field of cataract eye surgery in the last few decades, it continues to remain the leading cause of reversible blindness in our country. We at The Eye Foundation have been pioneers in the field of cataract eye surgery offering cutting-edge technologies with world-class infrastructure and assures a high standard of care to a large population. Cataract Eye Surgery Cost in The Eye Foundation coimbatore is affordable and advanced surgical equipment is used to get high vision precision results.

Types Of Cataracts:

• 1. Mature Cataracts: The seasoned veterans, mature cataracts have hardened and significantly cloud the lens, causing severe vision impairment. These typically require surgery for restoration of sight.
• 2. Immature Cataracts: Still in their early stages, immature cataracts cause mild to moderate vision blurriness or sensitivity to light. While surgery isn't always immediate, monitoring and discussing options with your doctor is important
• 3. Cortical Cataracts: These wedge-shaped opacities form in the outer layers of the lens, potentially affecting peripheral vision and night vision. Depending on the severity, treatment may involve surgery or observation.
• 4. Congenital Cataracts: Present at birth or developing in early childhood, these cataracts can vary in severity and require personalized treatment plans to protect and optimize vision development.

How Does Cataract Form?

The natural crystalline lens of our eye is clear which allows light to be focused clearly on the retina. With aging, this lens loses its transparency and gradually becomes clouded thereby impairing vision.

What are the Causes of Eye Cataract?

Aging, the most common cause of eye cataract infection. But there are other reasons for cataract infection:

• Secondary Cataract: The loss of eye vision post to the cataract surgery ends up in Secondary Cataract. Patients experiencing secondary cataracts have the least chance to get eye infections again. Medications are prescribed to eradicate the infection.
• Traumatic Cataract: Development of cataract due to the high impact of injuries in the eye that makes the optic nerve lose its strength and vision.
• Congenital Cataract: Cataract infections are found at the eye’s lens from the Birth day of the babies/child/adult. The reasons behind the congenital cataracts are mainly due to the Genital hierarchy of the infected’s parent. Failing to treat the cataract at the earliest may result in permanent blindness.
• Radiation Cataract: Radiation exposure may cause loss of your optic vision and cause eye cataracts. Improper and non-periodic eye dosage leads to cataract formation

What are the Symptoms Associated with Cataract?

Signs Your Vision May Be Clouded by Cataracts:

• Blurred or hazy vision: Like looking through a foggy window, the world appears dull and unfocused.
• Glare and halos around lights: Headlights, lamps, and even sunlight become surrounded by annoying halos or bright streaks.
• Reduced night vision: Seeing in dimly lit environments becomes increasingly difficult.
• Difficulty reading or seeing fine details: Fine print, labels, and intricate details become blurry and challenging to discern.
• Fading colors:Colors appear less vibrant and washed out, losing their richness and depth.
• Frequent changes in glasses prescription: Needing new or stronger glasses more often than usual could be a sign of progressing cataracts.

Diagnosis of Cataracts:

At The Eye Foundation Bangalore, our skilled ophthalmologists utilize advanced diagnostic tools to detect cataracts at their earliest stages:

• Visual acuity test: Measures your vision clarity using an eye chart.
• Slit-lamp examination: A microscope illuminates the eye's internal structures, including the lens, for detailed evaluation.
• Dilated eye exam: Eye drops widen the pupil, allowing a deeper look at the lens and retina.
• Tonometry: Measures pressure within the eye, which can sometimes be associated with cataracts.

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How is a Cataract Detected?

Cataract is detected through a comprehensive eye examination

• Visual Acuity Test: Test your eye’s visual strength with the Visual Acuity charts. Find the visual hindrance through the reading capacity of your eyes at the display elements of the test chart with varied font sizes. Finalize the cataract infection rate of your eye.
• Dilated Eye Examination: Dilate the eye to enlarge the pupil for the complete detailed study of your eye infection. Find the reason behind your cataract infection by testing the eye pupil on various factors for the infection. Eye Dilation helps the doctor to ensure the health of the retina and the optic nerve of the eyeball.

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When Does Your Cataract Require Treatment?

Cataract eye surgery can be performed at any stage once it starts interfering with the daily activities of the individual. With the advent of techniques and technology, cataract operation can be performed in a safe and effective manner even in the early stages and one need not wait for the cataract to mature. In fact, more advanced and harder cataracts are associated with an increased incidence of complications earlier the better.

What are the various Cataract Treatment Options?

In the very early stage of cataract corrective glasses can be given. Cataract treatment is the only and definitive treatment modality for visually significant cataracts. The cost of the cataract operation in The Eye Foundation is affordable.

The various surgical options available are as follows:

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Types of intraocular lenses (IOL)

Monofocal IOL A majority of intraocular lenses implanted are monofocal lenses. These lenses have the capability of focusing light from a single distance. Normally distant objects are clear and one requires glasses for reading. The monofocal lenses are either rigid non foldable or foldable. The foldable lenses can be inserted through a small wound allowing faster visual recovery and reduced postoperative discomfort. Toric IOLs In certain situations, the patient may have a high cylinder or preoperative bend of the cornea. Monofocal lenses are unable to compensate for this, hence the patient requires glasses for distance vision postoperatively in addition to a reading power. Toric IOLs have the ability to correct the eye power both at the corneal and lenticular plane, thereby correcting the cylindrical power. Multifocal IOLs Multifocal lenses have different segments which focus light rays from various distances onto the retina. This affords correction for near, intermediate and distant vision to the patient. Most often a patient can manage his activities without glasses for all distances.

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