Cataract surgery is a short outpatient procedure to remove a cloudy lens in your eye. This surgery can help you stay independent and improve your quality of life.
Cataract surgery is a procedure in which the lens of the eye is removed. Sometimes the lens is replaced. The procedure is typically safe and is completed as outpatient surgery. Cataracts blur your vision and make it difficult to continue with your everyday activities. A doctor will recommend this surgery if cataracts impede your vision to an extent that your eyesight is too blurry for your comfort. Most people consider the surgery when their eyesight is too blurry to drive or to perform their job. Because cataracts do not harm the eye, you can wait until you feel that your poor eyesight interferes with your life. It is important, however, to be able to see clearly at night when cooking, doing yard work, or other activities that help you to stay independent.
Cataract surgery is considered a safe procedure. Some discomfort may occur. The treatment is riskier when there are other eye problems that can impact the procedure. Sometimes people who have eye diseases must have those diseases treated prior to cataract removal to increase the odds of success. Private cataract surgery London offers private cataract and refractive cataract surgery. Privately you will benefit from no waiting lists or long delays for cataract surgery. We work with all known insurance companies and offer competitive self-pay prices if you do not have health insurance.
Your doctor will measure your eye so he can decide upon the correct size for your lens replacement. You should inform your doctor of any medication that you take, including over-the-counter medicines and herbs. The doctor may ask you to stop taking some of the medications prior to your surgery. You may be given some medication prior to your surgery to reduce the possibility of getting an infection, and he will instruct you to ask someone to drive you home after the procedure. You will not be able to see well enough to drive immediately after your procedure.
During the cataract surgery London, you will be given anesthesia so you will not feel the area during the procedure. The doctor will dilate your pupils, and the new lens may be inserted to replace your clouded lens. Sometimes it is not necessary to add a new lens during the procedure. The doctor may disperse the lens with ultrasound waves. When the lens is fragmented, the doctor pulls the pieces out of the eye with suctioning. The doctor may also make an incision to surgically remove the cataract.
The substance used to replace the lens is flexible and you won't be able to feel it in your eye. You will only notice that your vision is clearer. Doctors can insert lenses that have special features, such as keeping ultraviolet light away or helping you to see even clearer. Some of the lenses are similar to bifocals. You can discuss these alternatives with your doctor.
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