Batıgöz Health Group Eye Health and Diseases Specialist Op. Dr. İlker Biçer talked about cataract surgery with femtosecond laser. Op. Dr. İlker Biçer said, “Thanks to the use of laser in cataract surgeries, safe and comfortable treatment is possible, as well as the risk of complications can be minimized and the application can be made.”
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Cataract is the loss of transparency and opacity of the lens of the eye. For this reason, the clarity of vision decreases and deteriorates. It can be seen due to age-related as well as hereditary reasons. Cataract, which occurs predominantly due to age, can also occur due to congenital, effects of diabetes or trauma-related damage to the eye.
Common symptoms of cataract
– Eye sensitivity to light,
– double vision,
– Blurred vision,
– Decreased night vision,
– There may be difficulty in reading.
In the name of early diagnosis and treatment of cataract, a specialist physician should be examined immediately when symptoms are observed. The only treatment method for cataract is surgery. There are several different surgical methods. Which of these methods will be preferred in your treatment may vary depending on many different factors. He is an eye health and diseases physician who is an expert in his field who will decide on the most appropriate treatment method for you.
One of the methods frequently applied in cataract surgery is cataract treatment with femtosecond laser, which has developed in recent years.
Thanks to the use of laser in cataract surgeries, the risk of complications can be minimized as well as safe and comfortable treatment.
WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES?
In cataract surgery with a femtosecond laser, the eye entry points can be opened with a laser, thus eliminating the need for a knife. The femtosecond laser replaces the use of blades with a laser. The laser beam can be easily focused on the eye tissues at different depths, and the eye entry point can be planned in a straight line under computer control. This has a positive effect on the clarity of vision and therefore the image quality. Thanks to the laser method, which reduces the risk of edema and infection, the surrounding tissues are not damaged while the lens with cataract is fragmented, and the eye can be prepared for the artificial lens in the best way. Femtosecond laser surgery can be used not only in the treatment of cataracts, but also in the treatment of other visual defects such as myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism.
THE NEXT DAY CAN RETURN TO NORMAL LIFE
Before the operation, anesthetic eye drops are applied to the patient’s eye. Since the eye is under the effect of anesthesia at this time, the patient does not feel any discomfort. Necessary values such as eye entry angle and eye entry size, which were determined during the pre-surgical examination and entered into the computer, are checked by the physician. With the help of a computer-controlled femtosecond laser, the necessary entry point is opened in a short time and the cataract lens is fragmented. The procedure is completed by placing an artificial intraocular lens in the eye. There is no need to close the eye after femtosecond laser surgery. The patient may be given glasses to use on the day of the operation. The patient can return to his normal life after the examination performed the next day.
Source: (BYZHA) – Beyaz News Agency
