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Not necessarily.
It depends on how much it affects someone’s vision
and lifestyle.
People with significant requirements for their visual activity (reading,
computer work and driving) feel more intensely the symptoms of
deteriorating vision, in contrast with people less active.
The ophthalmologist has mainly an advisory role. Often the patients
decide when he or she wishes to be operated depending on everyday
lifestyle as far as vision is concerned.
No.
With cataract extraction the opacified lens is totally removed
except for the capsular bag, and the state of opacity does not matter.
Mature and hyper mature cataracts
are more apt to complications.
That is why the experience of the surgeon is of the utmost importance
to minimize these complications.
Cataract surgery is performed with the use of local anesthetic drops
(no injection) and takes just a few minutes. The patient does not
feel any pain during the operation, just a slight sense of pressure
Does a cataract need immediate
surgical treatment?
Does the result of cataract
extraction depend on how
advanced the cataract has
become?
Is cataract surgery painful
and how long is the recovery
period?
