In cataract, the clouded lens is removed
by surgery and it replaced intraocular lens, which is an artificial lens. The removal of clouded lens is done through
either of the two surgeries. These surgeries are known as small incision
surgery and standard extracapsular extraction. In the first surgery, the
surgeon uses small incision to pass the sound wave to break up the clouded lens
into smaller parts. These parts are then sucked out of the eye.
In the extraction method, the front
portion of the lens is opened up to remove the lens in one piece. The one of
the common problem, faced by the patient is the clouding of lens capsule after
five year of cataract surgery. This clouding is not considered a serious issue
and a laser is used to treat this clouding.
For patients with Cataract
Surgery in Delhi cataract in both eyes, the operation is
performed only in one eye and then after a gap, the second surgery is performed.
The surgery is never done simultaneously on both eyes. For patients, who have
both glaucoma and cataract, the surgery is done for both issues at the same time.
Cataract surgery can be done without hospitalization. The time taken by the
surgery is less than one hour.
Lasik surgeries are used on patients to
treat cases of shortsightedness, long sightedness and astigmatism. The surgery
is done to reshape the cornea so that light is focused on the retina for
clearer vision. The surgery is pain free and can be performed in 15 minutes.
The results can come within 24 hours. The use of laser comes in all Lasik surgeries.
The laser is used to treat the underlying area of the cornea and to reshape the
areas for clearer vision. The flap is cut by the small knife. Then this flap is
just kept side to treat the underlying area. After treated the underlying
areas, the flap is put back in the place to cover the area from where cornea
tissue was removed.
In Lasik laser surgery, Lasik laser
in Delhi the laser is used to cut the flap of the cornea. The
use of laser for cutting cornea flap is gives exact shape of the flap .The
Lasik surgery is considered one of the most successful surgeries with rate of
success touching above 96 %. The clarity in vision comes immediately after the
surgery and it involves no stitches and bandages. After Lasik, the patient may feel no need for
contact lens and glasses. After cataract, the reading glasses may be needed by
the patient according to age conditions.