Phacoemulsification Cataract Surgeries

Cataract is one of the most important cause for the dimness of the vision in the elderly population. Cataract is a clouding of the normal clear lens in your eyes. Cataract can generally be seen, as an aging process but sometimes it is seen in children as well. People with the cataract present as a dimness of vision, sometimes people complain of difficulty in night driving. In children, they cannot tell you about dimness of vision but on eye examination we can see the whitening of the lens. Cataract in children is very crucial as it can hamper the development of the vision. Depending on the size and the density of the cataract the paediatric ophthalmologist take the decision of when to operate. It can be vision threatening situation in children, so whenever there is a little bit lens opacity, first we have to think of operating and putting artificial lens, depending on age of child.

Solution for managing cataract is removing it surgically. In the cataract surgery the surgeon removes the normal natural cataract and put the artificial lens inside the back which holds the clear lens.

With the new advancement there are multiple options for putting the lenses depending on the need of the patient. Earlier once we put the artificial lens the ability of normal lens to accommodate to adjust for the distance and near is lost so earlier days patient need to wear the glasses even after cataract surgery for near work. Now with the advance of the new options we have the lenses which correct distance as well near vision So there is no need of wearing spectacle even after the surgery these are called multifocal IOL. There are some lenses which are called Toric, which correct the astigmatism part as well so with the new advent there are multiple options and depending on the patient needs the surgeon prefer or suggest which is most suitable for the patient. Dr Harsha Shejao is well versed with the Phacoemulsification technique, she will suggest correct lens as per patient's requirement. Being paediatric ophthalmologist, Dr Harsha Shejao is trained to operate Cataract in Children and babies as well.