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TwitterFemtosecond laser cataract surgery is an advanced medical technique that has made some surgeons rethink their current strategies. This corrective eye surgery also uses lasers, but it has only been made available to patients for a little over two years. Most laser eye surgery reviews do not take this new technology into account simply because [...]
Health Articles About Cataract
Driving After Cataract Surgery Advice – When and How?
Doctors can advise their patients not to do certain activities during recovery from cataract surgery, but not everyone listens. Driving after cataract surgery can be safe for all parties involved when the patient has been given the go ahead and feel completely comfortable behind the wheel.
Double Vision After Cataract Surgery – What To Do?
The proper medical name for double vision after cataract surgery is diplopia. Ironically, diplopia can also occur prior to the procedure being performed. This side effect might mean that a surgical revision has to be made at a future date, or it can simply be something that passes after a short period.
Crystalens Review: Pros and Cons
Patients undergoing cataract surgery don’t have a choice as to whether or not crystalens will be used. This is because they are they only type of lenses that have been medically approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Although most people are completely happy with this particular type of lens, there are clear pros and [...]
Cataract Surgery Side Effects
Cataract surgery itself is pretty safe for patients when they are in a good state of health. However, cataract surgery side effects usually occur when the person having the surgery performed on has an underlying medical condition. Complications can range from the mild and barely noticeable to issues as serious as heart attack or stroke.
Cataract Surgery Recovery – Do’s and Don’ts!
One general rule of thumb that should be followed when a patient is in the middle of cataract surgery recovery is to allow enough time to pass to accurately measure the results. Complications can occur with virtually any surgical procedure, but a great many of these complications could probably be avoided if the patient follows [...]
Cataract Surgery Procedure Steps
Before you get transported to the operating room, you should know what every step of the cataract surgery procedure entails. While you will not know what is going on around you, educating yourself on post cataract surgery steps and standard operating room procedures should help you to be a little more comfortable.
Cataract Surgery Cost – What Are You Paying For?
Because cataracts almost always effect older people, most assume that federally funded insurance will pick up the bulk of the tab. Unfortunately, cataract surgery cost can be so high that those afflicted with the ailment would rather suffer in silence than to burden their families.
Phacoemulsification Cataract Surgery Pros and Cons
Phacoemulsification cataract surgery is a procedure to remove cataracts, and this type of eye surgery has both pros and cons that you should know about before you make any final treatment decision. This is one of the most popular methods for cataract removal, and may be one step in refractive cataract surgery when a cataract [...]
Blurry Vision After Cataract Surgery – What to Do?
Blurry vision after cataract surgery can cause significant worry and concern, but what should you do for this problem? A common side effect of these procedures is for blurry vision to occur after surgery while your eye is recovering, but usually this blurriness will lessen and gradually disappear in the days and weeks after the [...]
Lens Implant Surgery Pros and Cons
Lens implant surgery comes to the rescue once a person’s own crystalline lens gets hazy and cloudy considerably affecting vision quality with age. As people approach their 40’s, crystalline lens changes its composition and becomes less flexible diminishing a person’s ability to focus on objects and reading. There are generally two types of lens implant [...]
Refractive Cataract Surgery: Before and After
Refractive cataract surgery can help you correct other vision problems and conditions while removing cataracts at the same time. There are some things you should know about lens implant surgery before you make your final decision though, as well as understanding what to expect before and after the procedure. If you have cataracts then your [...]