4 Types of Cataract Surgery to Restore Eye Health

  20 Aug 2021

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4 Jenis Operasi Katarak untuk Memulihkan Kesehatan Mata

Cataract surgery is the only cure for cataracts. In the procedure, the doctor will replace the cloudy eye lens so that the cataract patient's vision returns to normal. Currently there are several types of cataract eye surgery that can be an option. What is it? Check out the following information.

Cataract Surgery Procedure

Generally, cataract surgery takes about 10-15 minutes. The doctor will remove the cloudy eye lens and replace it with an artificial lens (IOL or Intraocular Lens). Before surgery, the doctor will require prospective cataract surgery patients to carry out supporting examinations such as biometry to determine the size and shape of the patient's eyeballs and other examinations.

At the time of surgery, the doctor will drip a special drug to dilate the pupil and give him an anesthetic so that the patient does not feel pain. The doctor will also clean the eye area and put a brace on the patient's eyelid to keep the eye open. Next, the process of destroying the lens and replacing it with a new one.

Types of Cataract Surgery

Here are 4 types of cataract surgery that you can choose based on the type of lens destruction:

1. Phacoemulsification  

In this technique, the doctor destroys the lens of the patient's eye using high-frequency sound waves. The doctor will make a small incision in the eyeball, then insert a device capable of emitting ultrasound waves into the lens.

From there, the lens will self-destruct. So the doctor can remove and replace it with an IOL. This technique is a safer method than ECCE (extracapsular) cataract surgery. This method is considered the modern standard of cataract surgery procedure.

2. Intrakapsular

Generally, this technique has a great success rate. In the intracapsular technique, the doctor will make a large incision to remove the entire lens along with its capsule from the eye. Then, the doctor will place the IOL exactly in the area of ​​the previous lens.

3. Ekstrakapsular

The opposite of intracapsular, in extracapsular surgery technique, the doctor will destroy the lens of the eye and remove it completely. However, the capsule behind the lens is left to house the new lens. Usually doctors apply this technique to patients with cataracts that are quite dense, so the process of destruction is more difficult.

4. Laser Cataract Surgery (Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery)

FLACS/Laser Cataract Surgery is the most advanced cataract surgery breakthrough using a high-accuracy femtosecond laser, which performs the entire cataract surgery process using a laser beam, without a scalpel. This technique is the evolution of the most advanced cataract surgery today.

Thus a discussion of the various types of cataract surgery. If you or a member of your family suffers from cataracts, you should consult a doctor to immediately undergo cataract surgery. Visit Jakarta Eye Center (JEC) to get the best eye health solutions from professional doctors.

 

Source:

https://www.alodokter.com/operasi-katarak-ini-yang-harus-anda-ketahui

https://www.sehatq.com/tindakan-medis/operasi-katarak

https://www.docdoc.com/id/info/procedure/operasi-katarak

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