What are cataracts?
It is the loss of transparency of the lens that produces a progressive loss of vision.
Symptoms
- Blurry vision
- Loss of color sharpness
- Poor night vision
- Frequent glares
- Foggy vision
Normal eye
Eye with cataract
Normal vision
Vision with cataract
What is the treatment?
The only effective way to remove a cataract is through surgery . You don’t have to wait until you lose all your vision to have surgery. In fact, early cataracts require simpler surgery with faster visual recovery. It is a surgery that offers definitive results.
What does the surgery involve?
The operation consists of removing the opacified lens and placing an intraocular lens in its place , which may be monofocal (to correct vision at any distance) or multifocal (to correct vision at any distance).
Surgical techniques
The most advanced technique today is called phacoemulsification , which aims to replace the opaque crystalline lens with an artificial lens that allows the patient to recover lost vision.
What type of lens can we implant?
Monofocal lens
We replace the opaque lens with an artificial lens, with the necessary prescription so that the eye recovers vision for far.
Multifocal lens
We implant a lens that will allow the patient to see both far and near , in most cases, without needing to use glasses.
Toric lens
It is a lens that can be either monofocal or multifocal and also corrects astigmatism.
Advantatges of cataract surgery:
- Safe and effective technique
- Quick and painless intervention
- Outpatient surgery
- With topical anesthesia
- No waiting list
Frequently Asked Questions
Blurred vision, loss of color sharpness, discomfort caused by light, and frequent changes in prescription are some of the symptoms.
A patient with cataracts may think that they are wearing glasses with the wrong prescription.
In cases where a state-of-the-art multifocal lens is implanted, the patient will be able to see both far and near, in most cases without needing to wear glasses.
No. The affected lens has been replaced by an intraocular lens that cannot become opaque, so it is a definitive surgery.
We do not have a waiting list. After consultation and diagnosis, you can undergo surgery within a few days.
Quite the contrary. There is no need to wait for it to fully form. In fact, the entire procedure (both surgical and recovery) is easier if we operate on them as soon as possible.
