Cataracts is when you lose your clear vision, and start having frosty blurred vision, which makes even the simplest daily activities difficult. The reason behind this is the clouding of the eye’s natural lens, which is a transparent structure in the eye that helps refract light at the back of the retina. This clouding occurs when the proteins within the lens clump together.
What causes cataracts?
There are many reasons for cataract to form, one of the most common one being ageing. Generally, cataracts are formed in people over the age of 50. As per the records, more than half of all Indians above the age of 80 have cataracts. Other reasons for cataract formation include genetics, diabetes, excessive sun exposure, poor nutrition, and environmental issues. Whatever the reason, most cataracts develop slowly over the course of years. While earlier, cataracts was seen only in adults, now, even children are encountering cataracts!
How is cataracts observed?
One cannot start noticing cataracts as soon as they are formed. Over the years, as the clouding of the lens becomes more and more opaque, the patient’s vision is obstructed. This is how slowly people start feeling that their vision is being hampered, which is when they approach an eye specialist. Earlier, patients, even after finding from an eye specialist that they are having symptoms of cataracts, waited until their vision was severely impaired before having a cataract surgery. But today, patients are addressing their condition earlier, and correcting their vision at the earliest too. They don’t want to wait and have their entire vision impaired. They want to compromise neither on their daily duties, not favourite activities.
What is cataract surgery?
Cataract surgery in Andheri West is a procedure in which the clouded lens of the eye is removed and replaced with another lens implant. The procedure is performed using microsurgical instruments. These instruments are used to go into the eyes and take out the dysfunctional lens, replacing it with a clear one. The new lens will solve the problems of clarity, but will not change any other vision problems. However, today’s new generation implantable intraocular lenses (IOLs) have built-in vision correction too. For example, lifestyle lenses can be used to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism to solve cataracts as well as reduce dependence on eyeglasses. However, using such additional feature lenses means experiencing halos around headlights at night for 6-12 months after installation, difficulty reading in dim light, and more. So, you need to either choose simple cataract lenses to solve only your cataracts, or new generation lenses to solve vision correction too, while compromising on long term side effects. The choice is yours.
Where to get a cataract surgery done?
Arohi Eye Hospital is where you can get the best cataract surgery in Andheri West, where not only are you given the perfect surgical treatment, but are also given utmost care and attention before the surgery to keep you comfortable. Certain eye drops and mild sedative is used before the surgery to make your eyes comfortable. During the surgery, a microscope and tiny surgical instruments are used to make an incision, break apart and remove the cloudy lens from the eye, and implant a plastic, acrylic, or silicone IOL into the eye.
Dr. Shradha Goel
Dr. Shradha Goel, Chief Surgeon at Arohi Eye Hospital, is a renowned Phaco-LASIK surgeon with over 10,000 surgeries to her credit. She earned her MBBS from Grant Medical College, Mumbai, and a Master’s in Ophthalmology from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal. As a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Dr. Goel specialises in LASIK, refractive errors, and cataract treatments.