YAG LASER CAPSULOTOMY ~
Possible Aftermath After Cataract Surgery….
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BOB SKIDMORE
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This may be a bit off the typical gadget articles I write, but it’s very important information regarding the possible aftermath of having necessary Cataract surgery. Understand that while you’re reading this that I’m not a Medical professional, but highlighting my own experience and newly found knowledge.
Cataract surgery is a clouding of the natural lens in your eye that you are born with. This lens is normally clear. When clouding occurs, it keeps light rays from passing through the lens and focusing on the retina. The retina is a thin layer of nerve tissue that lines the inside of the back of the eye and is sensitive to light. Cataracts become more of a noticeable nuisance as we get older, typically after the age of 40. When they start to appear, they are the result of the proteins in the lens of your eye breaking down and clumping together. This clump makes a cloudy area on your lens and is known as a cataract. It result in blurry, hazy, or less colorful vision. Again, most cataracts happen due to natural changes in your eyes as we get older. The typical medical remedy for cataracts is surgery resulting in a procedure to remove the lens of the eye and, in most cases, replace it with an artificial lens. While this procedure is an immediate remedy it may not be the final end to your problem.
I had Cataract surgery a couple of years ago and thought this issue was behind me only to learn that a YAG LASER CAPSULOTOMY was now necessary in one eye. Yag Laser Capsulotomy is a procedure to help you to see clearly after you’ve had Cataract surgery. You may need this type of surgery because months, or even years after Cataract surgery, your vision may get fuzzy again. This happens when a membrane in your eye, known as the posterior capsule, becomes cloudy. Unfortunately, since this issue, while common, only happens in some cases, you may not be advised of such a possible reoccurrence after your Cataract surgery. The procedure takes less than a minute and does not require all the pre/post preparation and care that Cataract surgery does. It also may only happen in one of your eyes, and yes, I know of a recent case where it happened days after the original Cataract surgery.
So, I hope this was informative and you never need to have this done!
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