How is phacoemulsification performed?
In order to perform the delicate phacoemulsification cataract operation, a special operating microscope with foot controls is used. This micro surgery has greatly improved the technique and results of cataract surgery. The equipment used is extremely sophisticated and requires considerable skill to use. Top What is an intraocular lens implant? At the Eye Surgery Institute, we believe that the intraocular lens implant is a great advance in eye surgery. The implant lens is specially designed to be permanently placed into the eye, replicating the human lens that was removed. Before implants, people needed to wear either thick cataract glasses, which gave magnified, distorted vision, or contact lenses in order to see after cataract surgery. Intraocular lenses have changed that. After cataract surgery, the patient will have normal type vision, allowing him to function some of the time without glasses or contact lenses. Top What type of intraocular lenses are available? There are many types
