So far, there is no proven drug to treat cataracts. The only safest and most common cataract treatment is surgery.
Cataract is an eye disease characterized by cloudy eye lens, thus interfering with the sufferer's vision. Usually the sufferer will complain of foggy vision, easy glare when seeing light, and difficulty distinguishing colors.
When is the Right Time to Have Cataract Surgery?
When you are diagnosed with cataracts, either due to aging or injury (traumatic cataracts), your doctor will likely give you a choice whether to treat cataracts through surgery or not.
At the beginning of the process, cataracts usually don't interfere with vision too much, so in the early stages if you are still comfortable enough with your vision, you may not need to undergo cataract surgery.
However, if cataracts have made it difficult for you to see so that it interferes with daily activities, then surgery needs to be done to restore your vision.
There are at least two common cataract surgery techniques, namely:
- Cataract surgery with small incisionThis method is done by making a small incision or incision on the outside of the cornea and followed by inserting a tool to soften and break up the cloudy lens and then remove it. This softening process, splitting to remove it is often called phacoemulsification.
- Extracapsular cataract surgeryThis method is done by making a larger incision or incision so that the cloudy lens can be removed without having to be broken first.
After choosing the cataract surgery technique you want to undergo, you will be given the flexibility to determine the schedule for the operation. A number of preparations will be made before surgery, especially if you have certain health conditions, such as diabetes.
Surgery as a Safe and Effective Cataract Drug
The goal of cataract surgery is to remove the cloudy lens of the eye and replace it with an artificial lens (artificial lens), to restore vision to normal conditions. The choice of the type of artificial lens that will be used depends on the results of the doctor's examination, as well as considerations of your condition.
However, if the installation of artificial lenses is not possible. The use of special glasses or contact lenses will be required to aid vision.
The process of carrying out cataract surgery is usually fast, so it does not require hospitalization. The recovery process will take place slowly in the range of two months.
If both your eyes have cataracts, surgery is not done at once. The second operation can only be carried out if the eye that was operated on first has completely healed.
Even though it looks worrying, you don't need to worry about cataract surgery. Do not hesitate to discuss with your doctor if you have any doubts or questions about cataracts and cataract surgery.
