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Bilateral Cataracts Learning Center
Treatments could include:
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Intraocular Lens Implant
- Extracapsular Catar...
- Phacoemulsification
- Intracapsular Catar...
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The only treatment for cataract is surgery to remove it. Surgery is done if you cannot perform normal activities, even with glasses.
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No treatment may be necessary for cataracts that cause no symptoms or that cause only minor visual changes. It is important for an ophthalmologist or optometrist to continue to monitor and assess the cataract during regular office visits. Increase...
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For cataracts that cause no symptoms or only minor visual changes, no treatment may be necessary. Continued monitoring and assessment of the cataract is needed by an ophthalmologist or optometrist at scheduled office visits. Increased strength in ...
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Because free radicals have been implicated as a cause of cataracts, alternative therapies emphasize the importance of a healthful diet, nutritional supplements and/or herbal remedies to prevent and slow down the progression of cataracts.
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Cataract removal is a procedure to remove a clouded lens (cataract) from the eye. Cataracts are removed to improve vision. The procedure almost always includes placing an artificial lens in the eye.
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Extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) is a category of eye surgery in which the lens of the eye is removed while the elastic capsule that covers the lens is left partially intact to allow implantation of an intraocular lens (IOL). This approach...
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Phacoemulsification cataract surgery is a procedure in which an ultrasonic device is used to break up and then remove a cloudy lens, or cataract, from the eye to improve vision. The insertion of an intraocular lens (IOL) usually immediately follow...
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Cataract surgery is a procedure performed to remove a cloudy lens from the eye; usually an intraocular lens is implanted at the same time.
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