subject: The Procedure Of Cataracts Laser Surgery [print this page] Cataract may result in complete blindness thus it needs to be removed as and when diagnosed. There are many surgical procedures which can be used to remove cataract. One of the most popular surgeries is use of lasers surgery to remove or correct it. laser eye surgery is very efficient and quickly removes the cloudy lens and the healing process also takes less time.
Laser treatment is used as a secondary removal treatment after the primary cataract treatment. When a patient is treated with the refractive lens exchange surgery, where the cloudy lens is replaced by a new one after some years if his vision starts to blur then laser treatment is employed. It is a secondary procedure done after the refractive lens exchange surgery if the patients lens develops another cataract.
Statistics suggest that only 30% of people who have undergone the primary treatment of cataract develop secondary cataract. Anyhow the cataract needs to be removed as the patient starts experiencing blurry and opaque vision.
A laser treatment known as Nd: YAG is a laser that is used to create an opening in the capsule wherever the cataract is present which blurs the patient's vision. The opening is directly positioned over the lens which was implanted at the time of the first surgical treatment. The opening will allow gentle beam of light to go through the patient's retina without any disruption resulting in normal eyesight.
Another treatment which uses laser is LASIK method. Here the lasers are used to reshape the patients cornea to correct his vision. These laser surgeries are among the best cataract removal surgeries available. These methods are painless and do not create any irritation to the patients. The surgery takes about one hour or so and the recovery time is very less. The patient after getting the surgery done can go back to his routine life and can see properly.
Cataract is an eye disorder which grips a person slowly and after some time it can make a person blind. There are many symptoms by which a person can judge that he may have developed cataract. It is advisable to consult a doctor when you experience any symptoms. If you are diagnosed with cataract you should undergo the standard refractive lens exchange surgery. If after some time you experience blurry vision then you can consult an eye surgeon and ask him about getting a laser treatment done. These laser treatments are widely used and have proved efficient in removing secondary cataract. Cataract is one of the eye disorders that may easily corrected if you have proper knowledge and diagnose it early. Your safety is assured here.
