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Laser Eye Surgery - Guide Have you ever heard of a form of laser eye surgery referred to as a cataract eye surgery? You probably do not know what cataract is. Cataract is a condition of the eyes that is characterized by clouding of the eyes lens as a major symptom. Cataract is painless and could be caused by diabetes and smoking. Most cataracts are cause by aging. Other symptoms of cataract are so much sensitivity to light and glare, poor night vision, seeing hazy images, change in view of colors, change in eye pupil color, double vision and many others. If you are having any of the above mentioned symptoms then you need to have a cataract eye surgery to correct this eye deformity.

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Cataract eye surgery is a surgical correction of cataract vision impairment. It is a microscopic surgery performed under local anesthesia. Cataract can be cured only by cataract eye surgery. The process involves the replacement through an intraocular lens (IOL). So many people in U.S are having successful cataract eye surgery. The most common cataract eye surgery is phacoemulsification.  High speed ultrasound waves are used to rupture the cataract into small pieces. The pieces are removed leaving the capsule at the rear, in which a permanent intraocular lens is fixed. Intraocular lenses are made from different materials with different strength depending on the eye condition.

There are two main types of cataract surgery which include Phacoemulsification and Conventional extracapsular. In phacoemulsification a machine with ultrasonic frequency vibrations is used to break into small pieces the cataract. The conventional extracapsular involves the removal of majority parts of the natural lens. However there are other minor types of cataract eye surgery. They include Intracapsular cataract extraction (ICCE) where the whole lens and the surrounding capsule are removed then an artificial lens is implanted either on the fore cavity or sutured into the sulcus. This cataract eye surgery has many complications which have resulted to it being outdated and is hardly performed in countries where operating microscopes and high-technology equipment are readily available. Cryoextraction is among the earliest methods of cataract eye surgeries. It was mostly used in the early 1960s-1980s. It involves freezing the lens with a cryogenic substance like liquid nitrogen.

Another cataract eye correction is the Femtosecond laser cataract surgery. It is a process that depends on the accuracy of the laser. The cost of a cataract eye surgery is some times partially or fully covered by private insurance. Most people who have gone through the cataract surgery procedures say that Cataract eye recovery is fast and gives satisfactory results. If you are planning to have cataract eye surgery choose an Ophthalmologist who is well experienced and has done some successful surgeries.

Cataract eye surgery has become very popular in the U.S. Research shows that most cataracts is caused by ageing. The most frequently used and safe type of cataract eye surgery is the intraocular lens implant. With the advancement in technology cataract eye correction has become more effective and accurate eye surgery to correct cataract. There are very rare chances of complications associated with cataract eye surgery as the principle of laser eye surgery is employed.