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Permanent treatment for cataracts and presbyopia at the same time
Cataracts and presbyopia can be treated at the same time, using two different methods. A cataract is a clouding of the eye's lens.
The vast majority of cataracts are related to age. Most people do not even realise they have a cataract, as cataracts grow very slowly and may not impede vision early on. After a number of years vision will likely be affected. When the cataract has become so dense that it compromises the patient's quality of life, the patient and ophthalmologist will discuss the appropriate time to remove it. Surgery is the only treatment.
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Cataracts Description |
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Presbyopia Description |
Presbyopia (aging of the lens in the eye and the muscles that control the shape of the lens) commonly occurs after age 40, when the lens of the eye becomes more rigid and does not flex as easily. The result is that it is more difficult to read at close range. This normal aging process of the lens can also be combined with myopia, hyperopia or astigmatism.
Presbyopia is a refractive error, which results from a disorder rather than from disease. A refractive error means the shape of your eye does not bend light correctly, resulting in a blurred image.
Presbyopia treatment requires no cutting and no removal of tissue, and takes just under three minutes to complete. Both cataracts and presbyopia can be successfully treated, permanently, using a technique called Phacoemulsification.
First introduced in 1967, Phacoemulsification - or Phaco as it is commonly called - involves making a tiny incision and using an ultrasonic tip which, vibrating thousands of times a second, breaks up the cataracts without damaging the surrounding tissue.
To find out whether surgery can help you, make a no obligation appointment, today.
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