Cataract Laser Surgery
What are cataracts? cataract eye surgery affects the lens of the eye causing clouding of the vision. This clouding impairs the vision of the person with cataract.
Though cataracts are an abnormality in vision, it is a normal occurrence in aging. M
ore than 90% persons older than 75 years old have cataract. Most of the time, cataracts affects both eyes but one eye is more affected than the other.How can cataracts be treated?
The treatment will be undergone by removing the eye lens and replacing it with artificial lenses known as implant.
Laser surgery is one way of removing cataracts. Laser surgery for cataract is still experimentally tested. It utilizes light instead of ultrasound in dissolving cataract. LASEK and LASIK processes fall in laser surgery category.
In LASEK or laser epithelial keratomileusis, the cornea's surface layer will be treated with alcohol and peeled back to reshape the layer underneath. The process prevents complications associated with cataract.
In LASIK or laser in situ keratomileusis, the surface layer of cornea is scoured away. With LASIK, a flap is created on top layer of the cornea to allow access to underlying surface of cornea. Cataract laser surgery is not performed in the doctor's clinic because it still needs surgical incision requiring an opening in the eyes.
It is advised for patients who have cataracts in both eyes to let one eye heal first before treating the other eye.
Undergoing cataract laser surgery treatment gives benefits as it improves your everyday activities, self confidence, work and safety. Consult your doctor about the available cataract laser surgery treatments available to you.
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