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What Are The Different Types Of Lenses Used In Cataract Surgery?
Question: I have following questions about the cataract operation:
1. What are the different types of lenses that are used in the cataract surgery?
2. Which type of lens is recommended?
3. What are the prices of the different types of lenses?
4. Which method cataract surgery is the preferred one nowadays?
5. What is the cost associated with different types of operations?
6. Any specific precautions that a diabetic patient should take before and after the surgery?
Thanks.
1. What are the different types of lenses that are used in the cataract surgery?
2. Which type of lens is recommended?
3. What are the prices of the different types of lenses?
4. Which method cataract surgery is the preferred one nowadays?
5. What is the cost associated with different types of operations?
6. Any specific precautions that a diabetic patient should take before and after the surgery?
Thanks.
Brief Answer:
details below.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
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1)TYPES OF INTRAOCULAR LENSES-
-MONOFOCAL LENS IMPLANTS
-MULTIFOCAL LENS IMPLANTS
-ACCOMMODATING LENS IMPLANTS
-TORIC LENS IMPLANTS
2)TORIC lens -The only lens type that can correct astigmatism, toric IOLs have different powers in different areas of the lens that align with the patient’s vision correction requirements. They also typically reduce the power of your glasses at all distances and can minimize your need to wear glasses for distance vision.
3)Price of lens vary from 10k to 40k inr,Depending on hospitsal to hospital and quality of product used .
4)Laser Cataract Surgery -In laser cataract surgery, an advanced laser replaces use of a hand-held surgical tool for the following steps in cataract surgery: The corneal incision. The anterior capsulotomy. Lens and cataract fragmentation.This significantly decreases risk of complications.It will cost you approx 70k.
5)Average cost vary from 15k-80k depending on type and hospital set up.
Laser Cataract Surgery-80k
Micro Cataract Surgery with PROPACK-50k
Micro-cataract Surgery-40k
6)Good control of diabetes is important.
Fating blood sugar less then 110mg/dl
PP blood sugar less then 126mg/dl.
Advice
Go for laser cataract surgery.
Thanks
details below.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for choosing HealthcareMagic,
1)TYPES OF INTRAOCULAR LENSES-
-MONOFOCAL LENS IMPLANTS
-MULTIFOCAL LENS IMPLANTS
-ACCOMMODATING LENS IMPLANTS
-TORIC LENS IMPLANTS
2)TORIC lens -The only lens type that can correct astigmatism, toric IOLs have different powers in different areas of the lens that align with the patient’s vision correction requirements. They also typically reduce the power of your glasses at all distances and can minimize your need to wear glasses for distance vision.
3)Price of lens vary from 10k to 40k inr,Depending on hospitsal to hospital and quality of product used .
4)Laser Cataract Surgery -In laser cataract surgery, an advanced laser replaces use of a hand-held surgical tool for the following steps in cataract surgery: The corneal incision. The anterior capsulotomy. Lens and cataract fragmentation.This significantly decreases risk of complications.It will cost you approx 70k.
5)Average cost vary from 15k-80k depending on type and hospital set up.
Laser Cataract Surgery-80k
Micro Cataract Surgery with PROPACK-50k
Micro-cataract Surgery-40k
6)Good control of diabetes is important.
Fating blood sugar less then 110mg/dl
PP blood sugar less then 126mg/dl.
Advice
Go for laser cataract surgery.
Thanks
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Dr. Raju A.T
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