Options Regarding Cataract Surgery San Antonio

By Tammie Caldwell


When you experience frequent change in your prescription for glasses and despite changing prescription if you still feel your vision is blur and poor then you must go to an eye doctor to get it checked. Usually this happens when you are affected by cataract in your eyes. You will find a number of good eye clinics for cataract surgery San Antonio and most of these clinics are situated in the prime locations of San Antonio TX.

If the doctor detects your cataract at a very early stage, then he might prescribe you to wear glasses instead of undergoing any other treatment at that time. Surgery is recommended when the cataract gets mature and it begins affecting your vision in a way that even glasses cannot correct it. Many people feel worries about undergoing such treatment because they lack information and think it is a very painful and difficult procedure.

Although the surgery itself might sound painful and complicated when the doctor explains it to you but in reality, it takes just a couple of minutes to perform. Furthermore, because you are given pain relief therefore you hardly find any discomfort in your eye. Also, afterward you will be prescribed some ointments and pain killers so it can be assured that its more or less a pain free procedure.

The surgery is very straightforward and it is done by utilizing a magnifying instrument, the specialist would make a little cut on your eye's surface and afterward the blurred lens is broken down and and then completely removed. After that, another lens is embedded keeping in mind the end goal to improve your vision.

If the lens is too thick or too hard to dissolve then some other procedure is used to get rid of it. This procedure is known as Extracapsular surgery. In this procedure, instead of making a small incision a bit larger incision is made so that the lens could be removed as it is without dissolving it. If you undergo such procedure, then the recovery time is also a bit long.

It is your responsibility to discuss everything with your doctor in length and ask all the questions or concerns that you might have in your mind. Your doctor would ask you certain questions regarding your medical history just to ensure you're fit to undergo this sort of surgical treatment. In certain cases, where the patient suffers from illnesses like diabetes the healing process becomes every more slower.

When your treatment is done, you are permitted to go home. Its an ordinary process as you're not needed to stay at the center or clinic. You may need to visit the specialist occasionally with the goal that he finds himself able to check the advancement and guarantee your eye is mending with no confusions.

Usually both eyes have to be treated but they cannot be treated at the same time. It is recommended that one should give at least twelve days gap between the two surgeries so that the first eye is given ample amount of time of time to heal properly.




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