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A cataract is a cloudy area in the lens of the eye.
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Types
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Senile
cataract -Comprises 80% of all the cataracts
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Congenital
cataract - Cataract present since birth.
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Traumatic
cataract - Caused by eye injuries
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Secondary
cataracts - Caused due to eye diseases like glaucoma, iritis,
diabetes
etc
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Drug
induced cataract - Prolonged treatment with certain drugs like steroids
can cause cataract.
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Cloudy,
fuzzy, foggy, or filmy vision.
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Problems with glare from lamps or the sun.
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Frequent changes in your eyeglass prescription.
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Double vision.
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Treatment
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Cataract
cannot be cured by eye drops or oral drugs. The final solution to
cataract is surgery.
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Surgery for
cataract
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The
main types of surgery to remove lenses that have a cataract:
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Extra
capsular surgery. sutures are used to close
the incision.
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Phacoemulsification
Here the incision is self sealing & the size is only 3.2mm.
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Advantages
of phacoemulsification
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Small
incision.
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No
sutures / no irritation/watering/no need for suture removal.
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Early
return to work.
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