According to the World Health Organization, about 51% of blind people worldwide are blinded by cataracts, so cataracts are considered to be one of the eye diseases with a high rate of blindness.
Cataract is a very common age-related eye disease. According to statistics, the incidence of cataract in people aged 60 to 89 in my country is 80%, and the incidence of cataract in people over 90 years old is more than 90%. Generally, the older you are, the more likely you are to develop cataracts.
After having cataracts, you will feel vision loss, photophobia, abnormal color vision, and in severe cases, normal reading, watching TV, even walking and general daily life will be affected.
Does cataracts require surgery?
Many patients have doubts: Is surgery necessary to treat cataracts? What other ways can be treated?
Zhang Pengju, chief expert of Huangshi Tonghe Eye Hospital and chief physician of the Department of Ophthalmology of Huake Tongji Medical College, introduced that there are currently two main types of drug treatment and surgical treatment. Although nearly 40 kinds of anti-cataract drugs are widely used in clinical practice worldwide, their efficacy is not very precise. Surgery is still the main treatment for various cataracts. At present, the commonly used surgical methods include phacoemulsification under the operating microscope or extracapsular cataract extraction combined with intraocular lens implantation, etc., which have the advantages of less complications, faster healing, and faster vision recovery.
When the visual acuity gradually declines painlessly, diplopia and color vision changes occur, and the vision is no longer clear and bright. After 1-2 years of development, the lens gradually shrinks, and the color changes from milky white to brownish-yellow. , the light can not pass through, medically known as cataract maturity and hypermaturity. In the past, it was considered that the mature stage of cataract was the best period for surgery. Now, due to the advancement of surgical techniques and equipment, once a cataract is diagnosed, when the visual function cannot meet the needs of the patient, and the surgery can provide the possibility of improving vision, surgery can be considered.
The success rate of cataract surgery is high. If the fundus is in good condition, most patients can improve their vision. However, if there are some eye diseases, such as glaucoma, iridocyclitis, retinal detachment, age-related macular degeneration, fundus arteriovenous occlusion, optic nerve atrophy, etc., or the patient has internal diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and kidney disease, it will affect the postoperative effect.
With the rapid development of medical technology, cataract surgery is becoming more and more minimally invasive, technological and painless. In particular, the phacoemulsification method can be completed after the application of topical anesthesia eye drops, and the operation time is short, and most patients do not even feel pain.
Features and advantages of Huangshi Tonghe Eye Hospital
1. Technical and service advantages
The cataract surgery of Huangshi Tonghe Eye Hospital is 2.2mm and 1mm ultra-micro incision . The operation can be done under local anesthesia, only need local anesthesia eye drops, no injection is required, and all surgical consumables are strictly prescribed for one-time use.
2. Choice of lens
Different intraocular lenses provide different distance, medium and near vision, such as trifocal intraocular lens can provide better postoperative distance, medium and near vision, Near and far vision is better after bifocal intraocular lens surgery.
Everyone has different needs for postoperative vision, some people need good distance vision to drive at night, some people use computers a lot, some people read a lot and so on.
According to different needs, we will understand the needs of the patients before undergoing cataract surgery, fully communicate with them, and have experienced technicians measure the power of the intraocular lens, select the appropriate intraocular lens, and design it for the patient Personalized surgical plan to help cataract patients achieve their ideal clear “vision” after surgery.
The cataract surgery has changed from the restoration of sight surgery to the refractive surgery. While removing the cataract, the patient can remove the myopia and reading glasses.
3. Post-operative management advantages
Post-operative management of cataracts is also very important. Doctors from Huangshi Tonghe Eye Hospital regularly follow up patients for 3 months after surgery, urging patients to take safe and hygienic medication to prevent Infection, etc.
Only correct preoperative diagnosis and timely postoperative follow-up can consolidate and guarantee the effect and quality of surgery.
4. Expert advantage
Chief expert of Huangshi Tonghe Eye Hospital, Master of Ophthalmology of Huake Tongji Medical College, Chief Physician Zhang Pengju is a cataract and glaucoma expert, with nearly 30 years of rich clinical experience in ophthalmology , studied cataract surgery and glaucoma in Germany.
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