Cataract Surgery

Just as the lens of a camera focuses the image onto the film at the back of the camera; there is a lens in the eye, which focuses the image onto the retina at the back of the eye.

This lens is found directly behind the iris (the colored part of the eye) and is crystal clear at birth. However as the lens gets bigger with age it becomes more compact and denser and eventually opacities occur within the lens substance.

This is what we call a cataract: - an opacity in the natural crystalline lens in the eye.

Unfortunately there are no drops to cure cataracts, and although spectacles may help in the early stages this is not a lasting benefit. The only way to cure cataract is to remove the offending lens and to insert a new artificial lens (or implant) into the eye.

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Refractive Surgery

The cornea, which is the clear half sphere at the front of the eye, is responsible for most of the focusing of the light rays onto the retina, therefore in patients with refractive errors it is possible to correct the error by changing the power of the cornea. This is done by laser ablation of the cornea.

The procedure is called LASIK and stands for Laser Assisted in Situ Keratomilleusis.

The procedure itself is done under topical anesthesia in other words anesthetic drops are placed into the eye to numb the surface of the eye. There are no injections or general anesthesia.

Once the procedure is complete the patient may go home and will be issued with drops to put into the eyes over the following few days.

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