Cataract Surgery │ A one-time solution to get rid of Glasses forever
Doctor: Dr Satya Karna │ Associate Director & Coordinator of Ophthalmology Department
Hospital: Jaypee Hospital, Noida
Treatment: Cataract Surgery
This article is dedicated to Cataract Surgery Treatment, as explained by Dr Satya Karna, and how it can give you freedom from wearing glasses every day.
When cataract surgery is performed, the natural lens is replaced with an intraocular lens. The question is can a patient get rid of glasses after cataract surgery. The answer is yes, medically speaking doctors can correct the plus and minus and cylinder power with the help of the right kind of intraocular lens of the correct power during a cataract surgery.
What kind of lens can be used in cataract surgery for getting rid of glasses?
The selection of the lens will be made based on the vision disorder that afflicts the patient.
- Monofocal Lens, correct the power for distance, however, one needs to wear a reading glass.
- Toric Lens can correct the cylindrical power for distance as well as near.
- Multifocal Lens, can correct the cylindrical power for distance and near with the help of cataract surgery.
- Trifocal Lens, correct the vision for distance, computer, table work, and reading. This lens can be used for getting rid of glasses with cataract surgery.
- Monovision is a procedure in which one eye is corrected for distance and one for near, thereby giving freedom from glasses.
Learn about these lenses directly from Dr Satya Karna: