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Cataract Surgery
Maurice Mosseri, MD is a nationally recognized ophthalmologist
(eye doctor) in the medical and surgical management of
cataract surgery. No other eye surgeon in New
York has a greater depth of experience with eye surgeries involving
cataracts.
With offices in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens, New York,
Board Certified Ophthalmologist, Maurice Mosseri, MD is consulted by
a wide variety of eye doctors for the medical, laser and surgical
management of cataract surgery.
A cataract is a clouded lens that
blurs vision. Fortunately, modern cataract microsurgery is one of the most
successful procedures performed in medicine. For this reason, over one
million cataract extractions are performed each year in the United States.
A common misconception is that a cataract must be "ripe" to be removed.
This was only true when cataracts were removed with older techniques. With
modern surgery, however, we can help people who have cataracts that cause
vision problems such as blurred vision, difficulty reading, difficulty
watching television, glare or difficulty seeing at night or judging
distances, etc.
Another misconception about cataract surgery is "I'm too old to see again
and too old to have surgery". Using modern techniques, cataract surgery is
done as an outpatient with minimal stress. Patients will go home the same
day and can resume normal activities right away. Most patients don't need
a patch since the cataract surgery is usually done without any needles
(anesthetic drops are used instead) and usually no stitches are needed.
Modern cataract surgery technique allows people on blood thinners to have
surgery because the cataract surgery does not cause bleeding. The rapid
rehabilitation after cataract surgery is one of the great advantages of
using this modern techniques called phacoemulsification.
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To see a simulation of the
effects of cataracts and other eye diseases please click here:
http://www.my-vision-simulator.com.
Cataract Surgery Facts:
 More than one
million cataract surgeries are performed each year in the United States.
Cataract surgery has
become one of the safest and most successful procedures in all of
medicine.
A cataract is a clouding of the eye's internal lens, which interferes with
the individual's ability to see clearly.
At present, there is
no way to eliminate a cataract other than surgically removing it.
Virtually
everyone undergoing cataract surgery will have a artificial lens implant placed in the
eye to replace the eye's natural lens. This lens implant will take over
the focusing function of the eye's original lens.
The great majority of
cataracts are the result of aging, which causes chemical changes in the
natural lens of the eye and interferes with its clarity. However, the age
at which a cataract affects someone's vision varies dramatically, from as
early as the fifties to as late as the eighties or beyond.
Many people with
cataracts, in fact, can see quite well, and are not in need of cataract
surgery. It is only when the cataract impairs vision to the extent that
activities like reading or driving become difficult that surgery may be
necessary.
Cataract surgery is
almost always an outpatient procedure, done under local anesthesia.
The eye is always numbed usually with an
eye-drop anesthetic. If a person desires, a mild sedative is given to make
them somewhat drowsy during the procedure.
Cataract surgery is
performed under a microscope to provide a magnified view of the eye. A
small incision is made in the eye, and the front surface of the cataract
is opened to allow access to the clouded tissue inside. The cloudy portion
is then removed, leaving the thin clear back surface of the lens in place.
Cataract surgery can
be done either with a computer driven automated device called a phacoemulsifier or
manually with instruments. Almost all surgery that Dr. Mosseri performs is with the
state of the art phacoemulsifier, performing what is called
phacoemulsification. Rarely, some patients may have conditions that
require the older approaches called extracapsular or intracapsular
cataract extraction. After the cataract is removed the lens implant is
then placed in the shell of the natural lens, and the incision is closed.
Patients return home
after their cataract surgery, and are usually examined the following day.
Eye drops are used to accelerate the healing process and prevent infection.
Patients can watch TV, read and do normal activities the same day, and
return to work the same day or the following day (as directed by your eye
doctor)
To schedule an appointment
for cataract surgery, or if you have
any surgical or nonsurgical eye doctor questions,
please feel free to contact Board Certified Ophthalmologist, Maurice Mosseri, MD at any of his New York offices
(offices in Manhattan,
Brooklyn, and Queens)
or send an email to
info@drmosseri.com. |
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