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FAQ'S
FAQ'S
No it can be done in any season.
Newer technique of cataract removal helps in removal of immature cataracts, one should not wait till full maturity.
no, now a days its done through phaco, stichless procedure.
Cataract is opacification of lens, mostly due to age, while glaucoma is due to high pressure in eyes, causing optic nerve damage.
yes, cataract causes reversible blindness and diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma causes irreversible permanent blindness if not diagnosed and treated in time.
Glaucoma is triad of raised intraocular pressure, optic nerve changes and field damage.
Initial stages, mostly glaucoma is asymptomatic and gets detected on routine yearly checkup, few patients can have headache, eye ache, difficulty in side vision, few can have colored rainbow haloes around light and blurring of vision with watering.
Normal IOP is 10 to 20 mmHg and measured by tonometery, gold standard eye pressure measurement is by Applanation tonometer (GAT).
Risk factors for development of Glaucoma includes - age above 40, high myopia ( thick minus glass), Diabetes, Family history of glaucoma, History of eye trauma or eye surgery( specially- Retinal ) and long term use of steroid drug in any form may be cream, drops, inhalers, injections or tablets.
Glaucoma can be halted by lowering pressure by drugs, LASER or Surgery.
As glaucoma is blinding diseases, whatever vision is lost its lost forever, so early diagnosis timely treatment and regular followup is very important.
Mostly it's a lifelong diseases, to keep IOP under control and to preserve vision regular treatment and followup as suggested by your doctor is must.
Glaucoma causes permanent blindness, so one has to be aware of diseases, avoid risk factors, don't stop treatment and follow instructions given by doctor.
Age related macular degeneration is vision threatening problem of macula ( most sensitive part of retina) to control bleeding in wet ARMD, ANTI VEGF ( bevacizumab, Ranibizumab) injections are given to preserve vision in old age.
It depends on age, daily needs of patient, associated body conditions like diabetes, type of cataract, retinal status, and economical condition of patient . It is mutually decided by doctor and patient after proper discussion.
Diabetes affects eyes specially if it is very high sugar, more than 5 years old and associated with hypertension, thyroid, cardiac or kidney problem. patients can have fluctuating vision with frequent change of glass, dry eyes, cataract, glaucoma and most dangerous is diabetic retinopathy.
Retinopathy is because of leaky retinal vessels, causing bleeding and swelling in retina, which causes permanent vision loss if not detected and treated in time. Therefore routine yearly retina checkup is needed for all diabetic patients irrespective of visual symptoms.
Regular eye checkup, strict control of diabetes, early timely treatment.
Glasses number is depends upon length of eyeball, children in growth period usually have increase in minus spherical number ( Myopia) till 18- 25 years.
