What is cataract surgery?

What should you expect from a modern Cataract Surgery?

• No Retro-bulbar Injection: This injection behind the eye used to be customary in old-fashioned cataract surgery. However it is associated with the risk of bleeding and optic nerve damage. Avoid surgeons who use it routinely.
• No stitches: A Surgeon versed with small, self-sealing, micro-incision technology has no need for routine stitching.
• No Patch: With modern cataract surgery you should walk out of the Operating Room with both eyes open.
• Options to choose from:
  • Today, cataract surgery has the potential to free you from glasses with the use of next generation lens technologies. Not all cataract surgeons are offering these options to their patients (Why? Most Ophthalmologists are not experienced with these lenses, which require a higher level of surgical precision).

- Explore your options with cataract surgery
Risks of Cataract surgery: Cataract surgery like any other surgery is associated with certain risks. These include but are not limited to infection, bleeding, visual disturbances and even loss of vision. This risk cannot be eliminated entirely but could be brought down to its absolute minimum by an experienced and skilled surgeon using the latest surgical techniques. Ask your surgeon about their complication rates!

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