What to Expect On Cataract Surgery Day?

Cataract surgery is the most frequently performed surgery and the most successful. Cataract surgery usually lasts for 15 to 2o minutes and is almost painless. During the operation the lens containing the cataract is removed and replaced with a plastic lens, ie intraocular lens or IOL, so that the eye can see clearly after the operation. A lens implant (intraocular lens) inserted during cataract surgery gives the surgeon an opportunity to correct nearsightedness or farsightedness.. The time required for recuperation after cataract removal depends on the type of procedure performed and the patient's individual rate of healing. The decision as to which procedure is best for an individual's eye is made by the patient's ophthalmologist.

Cataract surgery is one of the most successful operations. Fewer than two per cent of patients have serious, unforeseen complications. One of the commonest, and most easily correctable, complications is a thickening of the lens capsule - the part of the eye that holds the lens in place. As mentioned earlier, this can easily be corrected with laser treatment.