Eye and Vision

Cataract and Refractive Surgery

A refractive error, for example, partial blindness (near sightedness), farsightedness (hyperopia), astigmatism or presbyopia, refractive surgery is a strategy for revising or enhancing vision. There are different surgical methods for modifying eye’s centering capacity by reshaping the cornea, or clear, round vault at the front of your eye. Different techniques include embedding a focal point inside the eye. The most generally performed kind of refractive surgery is LASIK (laser-aided situ keratomileusis), where a laser is utilized to reshape the cornea. For individuals who are myopic, certain refractive surgery systems will diminish the bend of a cornea that is excessively steep so that the eye’s centering power is reduced. Pictures that are engaged before the retina, because of a more drawn out eye or soak corneal bend, are driven nearer to or specifically onto the retina following surgery. Pictures that are locked in past the retina, due to a short eye or level cornea, will be pulled closer to or particularly onto the retina after surgery.

• Understanding the Unhappy Patient after Premium Cataract Surgery
• New Developments in Femtosecond Cataract Surgery
• PRK (photorefractive keratectomy), AK or RLI (astigmatic keratotomy) and RK (radial keratotomy)
• CK (conductive keratoplasty)
• EpiLasik
• LASEK (laser epithelial keratomileusis)
• Phakic Intraocular Lenses
• Intraocular Lenses
• Cryoextraction
• Intracapsular cataract extraction (ICCE)