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Cataract
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When the lens of the eye, behind the pupil, gets too cloudy to see clearly, it is called a cataract. The lens can be removed and repalced with a lens implant (IOL.)
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There were 16 articles found in this category:
 Lente Intraocular (LIO)
Un lente intraocular (LIO) es un disco de plástico o silicona, muy pequeño y de peso muy liviano que se coloca en el ojo durante una cirugía de cataratas. El lente intraocular reemplaza el poder de foco del lente natural del ojo. El lente natural de sus ojos juega un papel ...
- Intraocular Lenses
An intraocular lens (IOL) is a tiny, lightweight, clear plastic or silicone disc placed in the eye during cataract surgery. An IOL replaces the focusing power of the eye’s natural lens. Your eye’s natural lens plays an important role in focusing images on the retina. When a catarac ...
- Multifocal and Accommodative Intraocular Lenses to Treat Cataract
When you have a cataract, the lens of your eye becomes cloudy. Light cannot pass through the lens easily, and your vision becomes blurred. During cataract surgery, the ophthalmologist (Eye M.D.) removes the cloudy, natural lens and replaces it with a clear, artificial lens called an intraocular ...
- Laser Surgery of the Eye
The word “laser” is an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. A laser is a concentrated beam of light, created when an electrical current passes through a special material. Used in eye surgery since the 1970s, the laser is popular for its unparalleled d ...
- Phacoemulsification
Phacoemulsification (Phaco) is a surgical method used to remove a cataract, which is a clouding of the eye’s naturally clear lens. A cloudy lens interferes with light passing through to the retina, the light-sensing layer of cells at the back of the eye. Having a cataract can be compared ...
- Cataract
Your eye works a lot like a camera. Light rays focus through your lens onto the retina, a layer of light-sensitive cells at the back of the eye. Similar to photographic film, the retina allows the image to be “seen” by the brain. Over time, the lens of our eye can become cloudy, ...
- Posterior Capsulotomy
A posterior (YAG) capsulotomy is a laser procedure that sometimes is necessary after cataract surgery. <p>Your browser does not ...
- Consent Forms
The following procedure-specific consent forms have been adapted from the consent forms that are available from the Ophthalmic Mutual Insurance Company. http://www.omic.com/resources/risk_man/forms.cfm These forms are posted on our site for our patients to review prior to glaucoma or cataract l ...
- Extracapsular Cataract Extraction
Extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) is a method for surgically removing a cataract, which is a clouding of the eye's naturally clear lens. A cloudy lens interferes with light passing through to the retina, the light-sensing layer of cells at the back of the eye. Having a cataract can be co ...
- Cataracts in Children
A cataract is a clouding of the eye’s normally clear lens. The lens of the eye plays an important role in focusing images on the retina, the light-sensitive nerve cells lining the back of the eye. If the lens loses its clarity, light rays do not focus clearly, and your vision becomes blur ...
- Capsulotomía Posterior
La capsulotomía posterior es un procedimiento de rayo láser que es necesario en algunos casos después de una cirugía de cataratas. Durante la cirugía de cataratas, parte de la cápsula frontal (anterior) del lente natural del ojo es removida para tener ...
- Catarata
Sus ojos trabajan en forma similar a una cámara fotográfica. Los rayos de luz entran a través de sus lentes hacia la retina, la capa con células sensitivas a la luz en la parte posterior del ojo. Al igual que un rollo de película fotográfica, la retina ...
- Refractive Lens Exchange
Today, many people choose to correct their refractive errors with techniques other than wearing eyeglasses or contact lenses. Surgeries like laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis, or LASIK, improve vision by permanently changing the shape of the cornea to redirect how light is focused on the re ...
- Intraocular Lenses for Children
For years, children who have undergone cataract surgery to correct congenital cataract have been fitted with eyeglasses or contact lenses to correct their vision after surgery. These methods have worked well, but their success relies on parents making sure that their children wear their eyeglas ...
- Congenital Cataract
Your eye works a lot like a camera. Light rays focus through the lens on the retina, a layer of light-sensitive cells at the back of the eye. Similar to photographic film, the retina allows the image to be “seen” by the brain. Over time, the lens of our eye can become cloudy, preven ...
- Eye Care Facts and Myths
Myth: Reading in dim light is harmful to your eyes. Fact: Although reading in dim light can make your eyes feel tired, it is not harmful. Myth: It is not harmful to watch a welder or look at the sun if you squint or look through narrowed eyelids. Fact: Even if you squint, ultraviolet light stil ...
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