Cataract Treatment: Don’t Let Anything Hold You Back, Restore Your Vision With This Surgery

Cataract should be done in any season without any fear, on the advice of the doctor, in time. Here's a new surgery that may help you. Read on to find out more about the surgery and what precautions you need to take.

By: Satata Karmakar | | Updated: April 16, 2021 9:01 pm

Cataract Treatment: Restore Your Vision With This Surgery

When one has a Cataract, the natural lens of the eye becomes white or speckled, affecting its transparency. This causes blurriness, seeing a halo around lights, and many other vision problems. In a cataract, the patient does experience much pain, hence they usually do not pay much attention to this condition. Even with the power of their spectacles constantly reducing, they ignore it, until it becomes a complete obstacle in their daily routine & lifestyle. Surgery is the only complete treatment for this disease. Also Read - Amitabh Bachchan undergoes cataract surgery: Signs your eyes may need correction too

According to Dr. Shatanu Mukherjee, Senior Consultant, Sharp Sight Eye Hospitals, “Previously one had to wait for the cataract to ripen for conducting surgery, but now with the advancement in technology, it is no longer required. Earlier surgery was done by making a large incision, now with only a small 2 mm. incision, state-of-the-art cataract surgery is an option. The recovery of a patient from this surgery is also very fast.” Also Read - Cataract: Imbalance in lens’ protein can trigger this condition

Cataracts can occur at any age. Its beginning is the only best time for its surgery, and there is no need to wait for any other time. By getting the surgery done in time, we can save our eyes from excessive strain. Also Read - Severe COVID-19 patients may suffer eye abnormalities that might go unnoticed in hospitals

It is generally believed that cataract surgery is suitable during the winter season, which makes post-surgery care easier because both moisture and sweat are low in winters. This thus reduces the fear of infection. Dr. Shantanu says, “Surgery, in any season, does not cause any harm or discomfort. With the continuous advancement of medical science, surgery can be done at any time and there are no chances of allergies occurring as well.”

After the cataract operation, you can resume your daily activities from the very next day by taking some precautions advised by your doctor. Adhere to precautions, such as protecting your eyes from dust, not exercising, protecting eyes from smoke, not splashing water directly on the eyes, not rubbing the eyes, and wearing black glasses provided by the doctor. By taking these precautions for some days you can spend your life in a new light. After the surgery, get your eyes checked during the recommended days by your doctor.

Dr. Shantanu added, “When a cataract is formed in one eye, all the stress falls on the other eye, and it starts to weaken. This is also another reason, for which doctors advise getting the surgery done soon. Do not wait for the seasons to change, as soon as the cataract is formed, get the surgery done immediately. This makes it easier to accomplish everyday tasks, increases the standard of living, reading, driving, exercising, and all other activities too.”

Cataract should be done in any season without any fear, on the advice of the doctor, in time. It is an absolutely safe surgery. By keeping our eyes healthy, we can also avoid being dependent on others. The difficulty in seeing develops the fear of falling or getting hurt, so to avoid this, get the surgery done early and enjoy every season to the fullest.

Published : April 16, 2021 9:00 pm | Updated:April 16, 2021 9:01 pm

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