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Cataract Surgery

Right now there’s no way to deal with cataracts besides actually doing surgery, so despite all sorts of advances in medicine, cataracts remain a surgical disease.
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Cataract Surgery <p> Ophthalmologist, discusses cataract surgery.</p>

Ophthalmologist, discusses cataract surgery.
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True/False - Quiz: Do You Understand Cataracts?

Quiz: Do You Understand Cataracts?

Test your knowledge by answering the following questions:

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Cataracts always develop in both eyes at once.

Explanation:

Cataracts can affect both eyes or just one, and some patients experience mild symptoms, while others can barely see any shapes or movements.

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Decreased night vision can be a symptom of cataracts.

Explanation:

Cataract symptoms include blurry vision, haloes, sensitivity to bright lights, decreased night vision, frequent changes in eyeglass prescriptions, and faded colours.

2

Cataracts don't develop as a result of diseases such as diabetes.

Explanation:

Cataracts can be caused by trauma, diseases such as diabetes or medications such as steroids.

3

An outpatient surgical procedure is the treatment for cataracts.

Explanation:

If you’re diagnosed with a cataract, your ophthalmologist will recommend an outpatient surgical procedure.

4

There are two types of intraocular lenses.

Explanation:

There are two types of IOLs: monovision (fixed-focus for a preset distance) or multifocal (focused vision at various distances).

What is Cataract Surgery

And what that involves is patients have a topical anesthetic that means eye drops put on the surface of the eye, and we do have a procedure where we make a small incision in the surface and use a probe, an ultrasound based probe, to help break up the cataract and take it out of the eye.

A cataract is a natural part of the aging process that affects the lens of the eye you were born with. As the lens ages, it becomes thicker and can change from a clear structure to a more yellow or cloudy appearance.