Written By Dr. Sushruth Appajigowda
A cataract is a condition where the natural lens inside your eyes loses its transparency due to various reasons. Having cataracts you can experience a vision be a little cloudy and less colorful. It is difficult to drive and commute with cataracts. The only available is cataract surgery.
Cataract surgery today is an advanced procedure and you’ll recover very rapidly within a few hours. You’ll have the liberty to get back to work very soon after surgery.
It is painless and minimally invasive (Pinhole Cataract Surgery).
Advanced machines have made surgery a very delightful art for both patients and surgeons.
Cataract Surgery today is also a tool to give complete independence from glasses and contact lenses. you can also get it done in absence of cataracts to obtain freedom from spectacles.
During surgery, your natural lens is replaced with an artificial lens which is called Intra Ocular Lens (IOL).
Newer technologies in Intraocular lens Calculation like the Zeiss IOL master 700 have made life easy for both patients and surgeons.
These newer technologies offer a touchless experience and provide very accurate data required for IOL surgery. The IOL master 700 provides data from the examination room directly to instruments present in the operation theatre-like Zeiss Callisto and Laser cataract surgery machines to provide seamless foolproof workflow.
How long does cataract surgery take? – Expert Cataract surgeons at Vijaya Nethralaya have experience of a minimum of 10,000 cases to start doing commercial cataract surgeries. And just like how commercial pilots require minimum flying hours to be able to start commercial flights and international flights. Don’t worry your surgery will need just a couple of minutes
We follow a foolproof checklist that helps in cataract workflow preventing unwanted complications of cataract surgery and producing delightful results.
Types of cataract Surgery:
You can watch this video by clicking the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsMKV7kdor4
Newer lenses (IOL technologies) include -Trifocal lenses, Extended Depth of Focus (EDOF) Lenses, Multifocal lenses, and Monofocal Aspherical and spherical lenses.
Cataract surgery recovery time:
you will feel recovered in just a few hours(4-5), however, some safety measures are required for up to a month.
Precautions after Cataract Surgery:
you will have to wear Dark protective glasses as your eyes will be sensitive to light,
as prescribed medicated drops have to be used for a month
avoid water entering your eyes for a week
Cataracts surgery is the commonest and safest surgery in the hands of expert surgeons
Does insurance Cover Cataract Surgery?
yes, all major insurances provide a cashless facility up to a certain ceiling limit. Patients have to opt for Insurance claims facilities for more premium cataract surgery services.
Cataract Surgery Cost:
you will find affordable options as well as premium services in cataract surgery.
About Author;
Dr. Sushruth Appajigowda is a well-known Cornea, Cataract, and LASIK Surgeon in Bangalore, and the chief Cataract and Refractive surgeon at Vijaya Nethralaya Eye Hospital, Nagarbhavi Bangalore. Known as one of the best LASIK surgeons in the country, he has over 10+ years of experience with multiple platforms of LASIK like ZEISS, ALCON, SCHWIND, AMO, and Bausch and Lomb. He has conducted over 5000 LASIK and over 300 Collagen cross linking procedures. Dr Sushruth is a recognised speaker in various National and International Forums. His expertise lies in choosing the right procedure based on your health requirement.
