Cataracts obscure the natural lens of the eye, diminishing your ability to perceive intricate details. Like a camera lens affected by fog, a cataract impairs your vision, making clarity challenging.
Cataracts can arise due to normal ageing, eye injuries, previous eye surgeries, or specific medication usage. Symptoms might encompass blurred or dulled vision, light sensitivity, glare, and ghost images. If a cataract significantly disrupts your daily life, surgical removal becomes necessary. Surgery remains the sole solution for cataract removal. Without surgery, vision improvement is improbable, and in fact, deterioration might continue.
Noteworthy risk factors associated with cataracts include:
Prolonged sunlight exposure
Smoking
Steroids usage
Diabetes
High blood pressure
Excessive alcohol consumption
Common signs of cataracts encompass:
Clouded, blurred, or dim vision
Impaired night vision or glare sensitivity
Heightened sensitivity to light and glare
Requirement of brighter light for reading and other tasks
Perception of ‘halos’ around lights
Frequent adjustments in eyeglass or contact-lens prescriptions
Fading or yellowing of colours
Double vision in one eye
At DMEH, our proficient and experienced surgeons, supported by cutting-edge technology, ensure the safety and close monitoring of cataract surgeries. The Alcon Legion System with ‘intelligent phaco’, known globally for its excellence in cataract surgeries, is among the technologies we utilize. These systems enable micro-incision cataract surgeries, promoting swift healing, improved vision, and minimal post-operative restrictions.
We provide a selection of Intra-ocular lenses (IOLs) for cataract surgery, including Monofocal, Multifocal, and Extended Depth of Focus (EDOF) IOLs, as well as Toric IOLs for astigmatism correction. The choice of IOL is determined through discussions between the surgeon and the patients, allowing us to identify the ideal IOL based on the patient’s visual requirements.