Cataract occurs as a result of the lens of the eye losing its transparency and becoming cloudy. The lens of the eye is located behind the colored layer and allows the incoming light to be focused on the receptor cells on the retina of the eye. As a result of cataract light transmittance decreased, when cataract develops, the light and image will not reach the recipient cells enough, and vision will decrease.

What Causes of Cataract?

Aging, genetic disorders, intraocular reactions, eye trauma, intraocular infectious diseases, etc. The most common cause is age-related cataract. In this case, with advancing age, there is an increase in cells in the lens and metabolism deteriorates, and vision decreases over time.

What is the Treatment Method?

The decrease in vision due to cataract progresses gradually. Initially, vision loss begins with slight blurring, fading in perceived colors, and scattering of lights, especially at night. As the cataract progresses, both near vision and far vision are severely impaired. For people with cataracts, vision is like looking through a frosted or misted window.

What is the Treatment Method?

The only treatment method for cataract is surgery. However, the answer to the question of when surgery is required depends on the technique used in the surgery. In our clinic, cataract surgeries are performed with the PHACO (phacoemulsification) technique, which is the latest method. In this method, since there is no need to wait for the cataract to mature for surgery, the patient does not have to live with low vision for a long time.

What Kind of Technique is PHACO (phacoemulsification)?

In cataract surgery with PHACO, there are no sutures as in classical surgery. For this reason, it is popularly known as the laser or sutureless method. In this technique, the eye is entered through an incision smaller than 3 mm, the capsule of the lens is removed as round, the cataract, that is, the eye lens is liquefied with a device that emits ultrasound waves, and a new foldable artificial intraocular lens is placed in the capsular bag. The lenses used in this surgery are different from the lenses used in old sutured cataract surgery.

What Kind of Technique is PHACO (phacoemulsification)?

In cataract surgery with PHACO, there are no sutures as in classical surgery. For this reason, it is popularly known as the laser or sutureless method. In this technique, the eye is entered through an incision smaller than 3 mm, the capsule of the lens is removed as round, the cataract, that is, the eye lens is liquefied with a device that emits ultrasound waves, and a new foldable artificial intraocular lens is placed in the capsular bag. The lenses used in this surgery are different from the lenses used in old sutured cataract surgery.

In cataract surgery with FAKO, there is no general or local anesthesia, except in special cases. The patient is prepared for the operation by putting only eye numbing drops. After these drops applied 4-5 times, the surgery can begin.