white water!
1- What is white water and what is the difference between it and blue water?
Cataract is: an opacity that occurs in the lens of the eye. As for blue water or glaucoma, it is a rise in eye pressure that causes erosion of the optic nerve, which leads to a decline in the field of vision, and in both cases there is no water in the eye as is common.
2- What are the most important causes of cataracts, and is there a way to prevent it?
The most important reasons: advancing age (begins to appear around the age of 60),
Among the causes that accelerate its occurrence are diabetes, the use of cortisone treatments for a very long time, severe eye injuries and infections of the cornea (ciliary body). Most people often get cataracts due to age, and avoiding the mentioned causes may delay its occurrence.
3- What are the signs of white water?
Blurry vision (blurring) or feeling the presence of a curtain
In some cases, headache or double vision with focus
Annoyance with lights
Cataracts do not cause pain or redness in the eye
4- It is better to leave the cataracts until they become petrified and then remove them. Is the information correct?
incorrect!
Especially now with the development of operations (Phyco), it has become easy to remove cataracts by sound waves as soon as they are formed, and if they are left until they become ossified, the possibility of complications increases.
5- Can cataracts return after removal?
Don''t come back again.
6- Is there a treatment other than operations for cataracts?
So far, there is no treatment for it other than surgical intervention, and the effectiveness of s, injections, or others has not been proven.
7- Is cataract dangerous and what are the complications of leaving it, and can it turn blue water with time?
Cataracts are not considered dangerous, and if they are left and ignored until they become petrified, the possibility of infections inside the eye may increase. As for the possibility of it turning into blue water, it is a rare possibility these days, praise be to God.
8- How long does the operation last and does the person feel any pain during or after it?
The duration of the operation is 15 minutes, and the person does not feel pain during or after it.
9- When does the patient''s vision stabilize after the operation and when can she see clearly?
Usually, vision gradually improves after the operation, sometimes it improves quickly and sometimes it is worse than before the operation and begins to improve with treatment.
10- When is the multifocal lens implanted during cataract operations?
If the person does not want to use glasses after the operation.
11- When can a person practice his normal life after the operation?
A week after the surgery
12- Which is more dangerous, white water or blue water?
Blue water is more dangerous, especially since there is no cure for it. The aim of the s and operations is to preserve only the optic nerve from damage.
13- Does cataract affect children and young people?
Yes, some rare types of cataracts affect newborns or young people and may have genetic causes.
14- How is the process of removing cataracts?
The opaque lens is initially removed with sound waves through a small incision at the edge of the eye, after which a new lens is implanted in the place of the lens that was removed, and in most cases the wound does not need suturing.
15- Does cataract cause blindness?
Cataracts are the number 1 cause of treatable blindness.
16- What are the instructions before and after cataract operations?
before the operation
The patient must be fasting
To take blood pressure and diabetes medications on the morning of the operation
To follow the instructions of the anesthesiologist
Sleeping well
After the operation
Eye rubbing is prohibited
Not exercising for a week
Not lifting heavy things for a week
Not bending, kneeling, or prostrating
Do not sleep on the face or stomach
Be careful not to get water in the eye for a week
17- What is the type of anesthesia in cataract operations?
Local anesthesia.
18- Does the patient need a recovery period after the operation?
There is no recovery period and the person can go about his life normally after the operation.
19- What is the best time for cataract surgery?
There is no specific time, when cataracts affect a person''s daily life, he should remove it.
