{"id":3661,"date":"2018-11-28T11:26:11","date_gmt":"2018-11-28T11:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.neoretina.com\/?p=3661"},"modified":"2026-01-30T00:03:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T00:03:23","slug":"cataract-types-and-treatment-techniques","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neoretina.com\/blog\/cataract-types-and-treatment-techniques\/","title":{"rendered":"Cataract Types and Treatment Techniques"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/pancakesday.com\/creator\/nastya_star\" target=\"_blank\">nastya_star videos xxx<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Many people are affected by cataract as it is one of the common eye conditions seen after the age of 45 or 50. The lens in one or both the eyes gets cloudy and hampers the normal vision of the individual. The main reason for this cloudy appearance is due to the clumping of the proteins present in the lens due to ageing or other systemic factors. <!--more--> The person with cataract has blurred vision, sees faded colours, poor night vision, double vision, cannot tolerate very bright light, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The main components of the eye include the pupil, iris, lens, and retina. The pupil allows passage of light, from the object in sight, through the lens and to the retina where it forms the image signal and sends it to the brain. Lens is an important part of the eye which is responsible for generating a clear image. It contains proteins and water as the main components. The different proteins arrange themselves in a specific manner so that the lens appears clear.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>How is Cataract formed?<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ageing is one of the crucial factors responsible for causing cataract. The other factors include injury to the eye, diabetes, kidney disease, presence of other eye disease such as uveitis or glaucoma, prolonged usage of steroids in the form of eye drops or oral medications, exposure to radiation, and hereditary . \u00a0With ageing and these other factors, the proteins in the eye lens lose their uniform structure and become clumped. These clumped proteins appear hazy and give a cloudy appearance to the lens which is the onset of cataract. (Figure 1)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3662\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.neoretina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/cataract-1-300x272.jpg\" alt=\"cataract\" width=\"300\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neoretina.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/cataract-1-300x272.jpg 300w, https:\/\/neoretina.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/cataract-1-700x635.jpg 700w, https:\/\/neoretina.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/cataract-1.jpg 760w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\n<b><i>Figure 1. Cataract<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Types of Cataract<\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are different methods for classifying the different types of cataract. These different methods of classification include:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Based On the Affected Part of Lens<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nuclear cataract<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cortical cataract<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Posterior Capsular cataract, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Based On the Cause of Cataract<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Congenital cataract<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Secondary cataract,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Traumatic cataract,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Radiation cataract, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Overview of Treatment<\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Clumping of the lens proteins is the only reason for the cause of cataract. This clumping is irreversible with medication, and thus, surgery is the only method used to treat cataract. During this surgery, the doctor removes the affected lens and an artificial lens called the Intra-Ocular Lens (IOL) is implanted in the eye. Thus, allowing the passing of the light through it and sending proper image signal to the brain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Specialists can undertake different types of surgeries. With the advancement of science and technology, different surgical methods for treatment of cataract have come up. These different surgical techniques include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Microincision Cataract Surgery: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The surgeon makes a small incision on the cornea to remove the affected lens. The size of the incision in this method is 2.2 mm, thus the name, micro-incision. The process of emulsification helps in emulsifying the affected lens which is then removed. The doctor then inserts a foldable IOL which replaces the original lens. This is a quick procedure which is painless and stitch-less. It also leads in quick healing and recovery. The smaller size of the incision leads to markedly reduced astigmatism after surgery.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Phacoemulsification: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The techniques uses phacoemulsification process for emulsifying the cataract. It needs an incision of 2.8 mm. An ultrasonic phacoemulsification probe helps to emulsify and remove the \u00a0cataract. This process is also stitch-less. On removal of the cataract, a foldable IOL is implanted.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Small Incision Suture-less Cataract Surgery: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In this type of surgery, the incision is not made on the cornea, but a larger (6mm) scleral tunnel incision made. This procedure is useful when phacoemulsification is not possible as in very advanced or hypermature cataract which pose a risk and are not suitable for phacoemulsification procedure. This does not cause damage to the cornea. The removal of cataract takes place is done manually followed by implantation of IOL.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Types of Intra-Ocular Lenses (IOLs) <\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are different IOLs based on the power and function like Monofocal IOLs, Toric IOLs, and Multifocal IOLs. (Figure 2 and 3):<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Monofocal IOLs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: correct only distance vision and near vision glasses are still required after surgery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Toric IOLs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: When the pre-operative astigmatism is significantly high, a toric IOL is chosen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Multifocal IOLs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: These IOLs reduce the dependence on glasses to a very large extent and patient can enjoy clear vision for both distance and near without spectacles after surgery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3663\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.neoretina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/intraocular_lenses-300x272.jpg\" alt=\"intra-ocular-lenses-cataract\" width=\"300\" height=\"272\" \/><br \/>\n<b><i>Figure 2. Intraocular lenses<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3664 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.neoretina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/intraocular_lenses_types-300x272.jpg\" alt=\"intraocular-lenses-cataract-treatment\" width=\"500\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neoretina.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/intraocular_lenses_types-300x272.jpg 300w, https:\/\/neoretina.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/intraocular_lenses_types.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><br \/>\n<b><i>Figure 3. Types of Intra-ocular lenses<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The most suited type of treatment and the choice of IOL can be recommended by specialists at Neoretina. With the help of advanced diagnostic techniques, we can accurately<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/neoretina.com\/education\/cataract-surgery-treatment.html\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">diagnose and suggest the right path of treatment<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Enjoy better vision and get rid of cataract with the help of modern techniques and surgery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>nastya_star videos xxx Many people are affected by cataract as it is one of the common eye conditions seen after the age of 45 or 50. The lens in one or both the eyes gets cloudy and hampers the normal vision of the individual. 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