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Cataract

A natural lens of the human eye which is normally transparent and forms a clear image of the outside world in the eye. When this lens develops haziness or opacity, the sight is decreased or may be completely lost and this is called cataract. Cataract may develop at any age - right from birth to old age - but is most commonly seen in the old after the age of 60 years. By the age of 90 years almost 98 % of people have had some degree of cataract.

Cataract seen during the old age is caused by normal aging process but seen at younger age is caused by many disease processes e.g. some eye diseases like uveitis, general diseases like diabetes, heredity, injury, radiation, infections and many more.

Significant symptoms of cataract is a decrease in vision for distant or near objects. Other features are decreased vision in bright or low light, decreased contrast, altered color appreciation, seeing many images of one object, rapid changes in the number / power of glasses, or sometimes pain, redness and watering of the eye. In rare cases there is complete loss of vision and pupil becomes pearly white in color. However, none of these symptoms are seen exclusively in cataract.

Cataract can be rectified through Phacoemulsification.It is a painless cataract surgery where the cataract lens is emulsified using ultrasound energy and aspirated using a very small wound of 2.8 mm . The surgery requires no anesthetic injection also, if a foldable IOL is implanted. IOL is an artificial lens that is placed in the position of natural lens inside the eyes for good distance vision without spectacles. Multifocal IOL gives better distant as well as near vision without glasses.

The whole operation is done through a small incision of less then 3 mm – a scientific marvel. Dr. Shyam C Agrawal is a reputed Cataract Surgery Specialist in India.