BladelessLaserCataractSurgery-WhatToExpectOn TheActualDay?
WhatisCataractSurgery?
Cataractsurgeryisacommontypeofeyesurgeryusedtoremovecataracts Whenlightenterstheeye,itactslikeacameraandfocusesonit.Aslightpasses through,thislensisnormallyclear However,ifthislensbecomescloudyand hardens,theyarenowreferredtoas"cataracts."Cataractspreventlightfrom enteringoureyes,resultinginblurredvisionandtheappearanceof'halos'when westareatlights.Asaresult,CataractSurgeryremovesthelensandreplacesit withanewartificiallens,restoringvisiontonormal.
TreatmentforCataract
Cataractisaneyeconditionthatcannotbetreatedwithmedications.Surgeryis theonlywaytoremoveacataract.Itisoneofthemostcommoneyesurgeriesin theworld,andtheentireproceduretakeslessthan20minutes Thepatientdoes notneedtostayinthehospitalafterthesurgeryandcangohome.Afterfourto sixweeks,90percentofthemnolongerhaveblurredvision ArtificialIntelligence (AI)isbeingusedtoassistsurgeonsbythe100percentBladelessLaserSurgeryFemtosecondLaserCataractSurgeryduetorecentadvancements Tostartoff yourcataractsurgeryjourney,wewilladvisethatyoumakeanappointmentwith DrGohsoastoallowustodoathorougheyeexaminationforyou
WhathappensinaBladelessLaserCataractSurgery?
Thefemtosecondlaserusesopticalpulsesofopticalpulsesinanextremelyshort periodoftime.Afemtosecondisonequadrillionthofasecond.Infemtosecond lasercataractsurgery,issuesarecutusingonlyacoldlaser Thismeansthatno knivesorsharpinstrumentswillbeusedinsidetheeyeduringtheprocedure. Furthermore,theprocedureisfullycomputerguidedfromstarttofinish
First,theeyesurgeonwilluselasertechnologytomapouttheeyesandthe uniquecharacteristicsoftheeyeandcataract.Thisincludesmappingthe orientationanddepthoftheincision,aswellasthesafezone.
Followingthat,3Dimagesoftheeyewouldbetakeninordertoprovidereal-time visualisationoftheeye.Tocapturetheentirevolumeoftheinteriorsegment, 10,000individualscanswillbeperformed Thescanswillprovideaxialandsagittal cross-sections,allowingforprecisesurgicaldecisions.
Theeyesurgeonwillmakesmallincisionsatthefrontlayerofthelensafter mappingand3Dscanningtheeyeswiththefemtosecondlaser.Thelaserwill thenhelptobreakdownandsuctionoutthecataractthroughthesmallincisions
Lastbutnotleast,anewclearintraocularlenswillbeimplantedintotheeyes,in replacementofthecataract.
Typesofintraocularlens
Therearedifferenttypesofintra-ocularlensesavailable Theseinclude:
Multifocallenstechnology
- Bothofoureyeswillautomaticallyfocus onimages,beitnearofdistanced
- Wearingglasseswouldnotbenecessary afterthesurgery
Monofocallenstechnology
- Oneeyewillbeprogrammedandsetfor nearvisionandanotheronewillbesetfor farvision
- Thebrainwillnaturallyadoptthroughthe neural-adaptationprocess
- Afterwhich,thepersonbecomes completelyunawareofthedifferencein lensasthebrainfullytransitions
ReasonsforBladelessLaserCataractSurgery
1. GreaterPrecision
CataractSurgeryisprimarilyperformedthroughtheuseoftechnology.The incisioncutscanbepre-programmedtomeettheneedsofthepatient usingtechnology.Incisionscanalsobemadeataspecificlength,width, anddepth Asaresult,thepossibilityofhumanerroriseliminated Furthermore,acleanandprecisecutisrequiredtokeepthenewlensin place
2. Moreroundedandcentredopeningscreated Sincethecornealincisionandcircularcutsareperformedbythe femtosecondlaser,thisallowsthesurgeoncutstobemorepreciseand morecentredandcircularatthefrontofthelenscapsule.
3. Lessenergyrequiredfortheprocedurecomparedtotraditional methods
Thefemtosecondlaserusesminimalultrasoundtechnologytobreakdown. Thiswillenablethepatienttoreducetherisksofsurgeryandfuture complications.
4. Lessinvasiveontheeyes
Withtechnology,theneedforknivesandsharpinstrumentsarenolonger needed Thismeansthattheprocedurewillbemoregentleontheeyes
Withalessinvasiveprocedure,itcouldhelpshortenthehealingprocess andyieldbetterresults
5.Lesstimerequiredcomparedtotraditionalmethods
Thetechnologyand3Dimaginghelpstoreducetheneedforcomplexand additionalstepsintheprocedure.Asaresult,thiswillshortenthe procedure.
BreakdownofEntireProcedure
Beforethesurgery
● Therewillbeanultrasoundscanofthe patient’seye,inordertodeterminethelens whichbestsuitthem
● Thepatientmayneedtofastbeforethe surgery,basedondoctor’sadvice
Duringtheprocedure
● Localanaestheticswillbeusedtonumbthe eyes
● Oldlensarereplacedwithnewclearartificial lens
Afterthesurgery
● Thepatientmayexperienceswellingand itchinessintheeyes
● Coloursmayseembrighterforashortwhile aftersurgery
● Thedoctorwillprescribeeyedropsto preventinfection
● Wearingofsunglassesisadvisedto minimisesunexposureofeyes
Costofbladelesslaserassistedcataractsurgery
ThecostofModernLaserAssistedCataractSurgeryrangesfrom$4000to$7000 pereye.ThemaximumamountclaimablebyMedisaveis$2450.Mostinsurance companiesdonotcoverCataractsurgery,howeverunderinstancessuchas TraumaticCataracts,coveragebytheinsuranceispossible.Itiscrucialtofindout aboutthedifferentinsurancecoverage
Cataractsurgeryrecoverytimeisexpectedtobefourtosixweeks Takingproper careoftheeyesandfollowingpost-surgerycareinstructionswillalsoaidina quickandeasyrecovery Ifthepatientisnotproperlycaredfor,hemaydevelop Posteriorcapsuleopacification(PCO).Thisoccurswhenthecellinoureyesgrows overthenewlens,causingtheirvisiontobecomecloudyoncemore Ifthisoccurs, anothersurgerymayberequired.
Cataractsareaprogressiveconditionthatcannotbetreatedwithmedications; theonlyoptionistoundergoCataractsurgery.Ifyouhaveblurryvision,makean appointmentwithaneyesurgeonassoonaspossible Clickonthelinkhereto makeanappointmentwithDrDavidGoh!
