Medical Procedures            Abile Medical Tourism Cataract Surgery Several different procedures have been developed to remove cataracts. Currently the preferred technique in most cases is phacoemulsification. Phacoemulsification:
How should I prepare for phacoemulsification? No special preparation is needed for phacoemulsifiaction. Your ophthalmologist should make sure there are no associated pathologies, which can interfere with the prognosis, by making an extensive examination of your eyes including pupil dilation. A measurement of your eye's length and corneal curvature is crucial for calculating the power of the intraocular lens to be implanted. What should I do during cataract surgery? During surgery you will be lying on the operating bed. The operating microscope will be in front of you and you will always see the microscope's bright light. Your face will be covered with sterile drapes and oxygen will be provided under them. You should never touch these drapes. A small device will hold your lids open. During the procedure you should keep your eye as still as possible. The best way to achieve this is by looking at a single point throughout surgery. Usually the operating microscope's light is a good reference point. You will feel the hands of the surgeon on your forehead and the sound of the phacoemulsifier, similar to that of a hair trimmer. You will occasionally feel cold water over your eye that may even go down your cheek. This is the solution needed to keep your eye properly hydrated. Is phacoemulsification painful? How long does it take? Phacoemulsification is performed under topical anesthesia (anesthetic eyedrops). No injections or general anesthesia are required. The patient is awake during the procedure feeling no pain at all. Phacoemulsification takes about 15 minutes per eye. Once finished, you will go home without need for hospitalization. What should I do after surgery? It is important not to squeeze your eye the first couple of days after surgery. Normally there will be some foreign body sensation, similar to having an eyelash in your eye. No bandages are required so the patient walks out of the operating room by his own means even though vision will be blurry for 2 or 3 days. Eyedrops will be prescribed for 2 to 3 weeks. Two weeks after surgery you will be able to perform any activity without risk. What results can I expect? Over 90% of people achieve a vision better than 20/30 after phaco. If there is some kind of a retinal condition this could not be the case. Reading glasses are the rule after cataract surgery (in many cases they were also required before surgery due to presbyopia). Can a second procedure be necessary? In some cases the capsule may opacify some time after surgery, compromising vision. In these cases a central perforation in the capsule is required to restore vision. This is called a capsulotomy and is achieved with a YAG laser. The capsulotomy is performed as an outpatient procedure and produces no pain. No anesthetic is necessary and rehabilitation is immediate. NOTE : If the procedure you require is not listed here or if you require further information then please send your existing medical records with doctors diagnosis reports to sales@abilemedicalsolutions.com and we will quickly get back to you as early as possible. To receive an approximate idea of cost and other information regarding Eye Care Treatments/Eye Surgery please CLICK HERE |