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This is an example of small-incision cataract
and intra-ocular lens implant surgery I
filmed about four years ago, as viewed
through the operating microscope. It uses a
one-handed technique which I find very
helpful in certain cases, especially for
"soft" cataracts.
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| PreOp® Patient Education: Cataract Small Incision Eye pt.1 |
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On the day of your operation, you will be
asked to put on a surgical gown.
You may receive a sedative by mouth and
an intravenous line may be put in.
And you'll given eye drops to dilate, or
open, the pupil.
You will then be transferred to the operating
table.
To begin, the surgeon will use a special
instrument to gently hold the eyelids apart.
Then the surgeon will apply an antiseptic
solution to the skin around the eye. ..
before injecting a local anesthetic.
While the anesthetic is taking effect, the
surgeon will position a microscope in front
of the eye.
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By now, the pupil will be fully open, or
dilated.
When the operative field is numb, the surgeon
will use the microscope to help make a very
small incision just 3 millimeters above the
iris. The lens is located just behind the
iris contained in the elastic capsule.
Next the surgeon will open the top of the
capsule and remove the lens. Most likely,
your doctor will use a small probe which
vibrates at a high frequency.
The probes vibrations break the old lens into
microscopic pieces ...
which can then be drawn out with gentle
suction.
Through the small incision, the surgeon will
then insert the new lens.
The lens is actually rolled up inside a
special injector, designed to fit through the
small incision made above the iris.
With the tip of the injector inside the eye,
the surgeon slowly injects the new lens where
it unfolds into position.
Because of the small size of the incision,
often your surgeon will complete surgery
without putting in any stitches.
Vision will gradually improve during normal
healing over a period of 5 to 8 weeks.
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