It is known that surgical operation for the elderly is more difficult than for the younger. It is because there is a high risk of bleeding and infection and the recovery rate is slow. In addition, there is a high possibility of additional complications when suffering from underlying diseases such as high blood pressure and diabetes. In fact, cataract surgery and presbyopia surgery are required, but there are many cases of elderly patients who postpone childbirth due to the burden of surgical operation.
Some patients who postpone cataract surgery insist on medication and expect improvement. What is clear is that cataracts cannot be completely cured with medication.
Cataract is a degenerative disease and is characterized by a cloudy lens with aging. The lens is a structure located at the rear of the eyeball and has a colorless and transparent structure in the shape of a convex lens. Due to the aging of the lens, the vision becomes blurred, and the symptoms of cataracts are dazzling or sensitive to light. It also shows a specific clinical aspect, such as overlapping objects and fading of specific color light.
The reality is that it is difficult to treat such lens clouding phenomenon with drugs. There are only drugs that slow the progression of cataracts a little. Therefore, to fundamentally treat cataracts, it is best to consider surgery.
Recently, with the development of medical technology, an environment has been created in which even elderly people can safely receive surgery. Based on the’ZEISS CATARACT SUITE’ system, IOL Master 700 performs precise ocular biometrics, Callisto Eye that overlaps patient eye information in real time on a surgical microscope, and Lumera 700 that improves surgical stability with a microscope capable of retinal surgery. That’s it.
Cataract surgery is performed through processes such as corneal and capsular incision, lens crushing by ultrasound, and intraocular lens implantation. In particular, various types of intraocular lens implantation can be used to restore clear vision, but above all, an intraocular lens optimized for individual eyes. It is essential to insert.
“As each patient’s eye health and life patterns are different, the key to a successful cataract treatment is to carefully examine and select the type of intraocular lens such as double, triple, quadruple, or continuous focus,” said Seung-Jae Lee, CEO of Gangnam Yonsei-bit Eye Clinic. If the cataract is neglected due to the high surgical burden, it will lead to overripe cataract, making it difficult to disassemble the lens, and even the operation should be complicated.”
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