Cataract Surgery

A cataract is the clouding of the normally clear lens that sits in the eye behind the pupil.Most cataracts are related to aging. Cataract is responsible for 62.60% of blindness in India in person above 60 years of age.

Recent data from the World Health Organization show that there is a 25% decrease in blindness prevalence in India and this can be attributed to increased number of cataract surgeries over the years.The delicate balance is offset by the increasing population and life expectancy. The number of people aged 60 years or older was 56 million in 1991 and it doubled by 2016, thus proportionately increasing the number of people at risk of cataract blindness.

Common symptoms from cataracts include halos around lights, needing more light to read, reduced clarity of vision and reduction in the brightness of colors. Such symptoms can also be associated with many other eye conditions, so it is important to visit your eye care provider to properly diagnose the cause of your symptoms.

In early stages, Cataract can be treated by prescription glasses, later on when glasses don’t work, surgery remains the only choice. 

Cataract Surgery can be of different types.

· Phacoemulsification Surgery (Phaco)

· Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS)

· The Ranjan’s Modified Manual Small Incision cataract surgery (R -MSICS)

· Manual small incision cataract surgery (MSICS)

· Extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE)

· Intracapsular cataract extraction (ICCE)

Different Cataract Surgeries and Surgeries performed on complicated cataracts performed by Dr Pratyush Ranjan can be viewed by clicking the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAwOY-UVWNo&list=PLuzfqj1sqCXw8Kay91rihUm5BOu0vGlrk