Cost of Cataract Surgery Small Incision in India

It is procedure through which the natural lens of an eye is replaced with an artificial lens. Basically, when a patient has cataract, the vision becomes cloudy and blurred. For that removing natural lens and implanting a new one is required for clear vision.

May include: 

• Cloudiness
• Blurred vision
• Faded color 
• Difficult seeing 
• Sensitivity to look at sunlight 
• Double vision

May be asked for:

• Visual acuity test
• Retinal examination
• Slit-lamp examination

During the procedure, the natural clouded lens is replaced with an artificial lens, Sometimes, cataract can be removed without implanting artificial lens.

Methods to perform the surgery:

Phacoemulsification: A minor cut is made in the front of an eye to insert a needle-thin probe into the lens where the cataract is located. Now this probe transmits ultrasound waves to break up the cataract and suction out the fragments.

Laser: An small incision is made in the eye to break the cataract for it's removal.

Extracapsular cataract incision: A large cut in an eye is made to remove the entire cataract.

May include:

• Inflammation
• Infection
• Bleeding
• Swelling
• Drooping eyelid
• Dislocation of artificial lens
• Retinal detachment
• Glaucoma
• Secondary cataract
• Loss of vision