Dr. Boothe Blog
There are two types of cataract surgical operations. Your ophtalmologist may explain the differences and assist you decide which is more beneficial for you:
1. Phacoemulsification, or phaco. A minuscule surgical incision is created on the side of the cornea, the clean, dome-shaped surface that tops the front of the eyeball. Your MD introduces a small probe into the eyeball. This device utters ultrasound wavings that weaken and break down the crystalline lens so that it can be bumped off by suction. Most cataract surgical operation nowadays is executed by phacoemulsification, as well titled "small incision cataract surgical operation."
2. Extracapsular surgery. Your MD prepares a lengthier surgical incision on the side of the cornea and takes away the cloudy nucleus of the crystalline lens in one piece. The rest of the crystalline lens is took away by suction.
After the normal crystalline lens has been took away, it frequently is substituted by an artificial crystalline lens, named an intraocular lens (IOL). An IOL is a clear, plastic crystalline lens that necessitates no care and becomes a lasting component part of your eyeball. Light is focalized intelligibly by the IOL onto the retina, bettering your sight. You'll not sense or see the new crystalline lens.