Surgical treatment of cataracts

Cataract is a clouding (decreased light conduction) of the lens that can only be cured surgically. It should be remembered that without treatment, lens opacity will only progress, gradually depriving you of vision. Today, cataract surgery performed by an experienced specialist is a fast and safe operation.

During the operation, through a minimal incision (usually less than 3 mm) using an ultrasound device, a phacoemulsifier, the lens substance is crushed to an emulsion state. Then, through the tube system, the masses of the destroyed lens tissue are removed from the eye. After that, an artificial lens of individually determined optical strength is implanted into the lens bag.

The doctors of the EMC Ophthalmological Clinic perform the operation using the most advanced combined phaco-vitreo machine "Constellation Vision System", which allows cataract extraction through minimal self-sealing incisions that do not require suturing, which significantly reduces injury to the eyeball during surgery. Due to this, the patient can be sent home immediately after surgery, and the postoperative period is shortened to 2-3 weeks.

The EMC Ophthalmology clinic uses only modern flexible artificial lenses. Each patient is offered a wide range of artificial optical lenses, ranging from simple spherical and aspherical lenses to glasses-free (multifocal) and astigmatism-correcting (toric) lenses. Each of these lenses has its own unique advantages, which the doctor will definitely tell you about during the consultation.

Modern artificial lenses make it possible not only to restore the visual acuity that the patient had before the development of cataracts, but even to improve it.

Elmira Sultanova, ophthalmologist-surgeon, doctor of the highest category, Candidate of medical Sciences, vitreoretinal surgeon, conducts an appointment at the EMC clinic. Dr. Sultanova has been successfully performing cataract surgery of varying complexity for more than 20 years. Over the years, she has performed many successful surgeries, restoring sight to thousands of patients: "After cataract surgery, many of my patients enthusiastically tell me that they see better than in their youth. And it really is. We have the opportunity to implant an artificial lens that allows us to see into the distance and read without glasses. "