Eyesight becomes weak and poor with aging. Clouding may happen around eye lenses which results in blurred vision. This condition of clouding of lenses is termed as cataract. Procedure adopted in cataract surgery is replacement of original eye lens with artificial intraocular lens (IOL), and one of the methods used is cataract unifocal surgery.
Cataract eye disorder is quite common amongst senior citizens and approximately 90% of them have to undergo cataract surgery to restore clear vision. If your grandparents have been complaining about vision problems, it might indicate they have to undergo cataract surgery.
Few of the common symptoms of cataract have been mentioned below:
Note that cataract if not treated on time may cause permanent blindness. Hence, do not ignore the above mentioned symptoms and book your appointment with your nearest ophthalmologist as early as possible.
Cataracts can be divided into several categories. We have mentioned few of them below:
Unifocal cataract surgery is also called as monofocal cataract surgery. In this procedure, cloudy lens of eyes are replaced with intraocular (IOL) lens or synthetic lens. These lens enable patient to view only distant objects clearly. To view nearby objects, use of spectacles is preferred.