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What is the most common cataract surgery?
During phacoemulsification — the most common type of cataract surgery — the rapidly vibrating tip of the ultrasound probe emulsifies and helps break up the cataract, which your surgeon then suctions out (top). An outer housing of the cataract (the lens capsule) is generally left in place.
What are the two main types of cataract surgery?
According to the American Optometric Association, there are two types of cataract surgery: small incision cataract surgery and extracapsular surgery.
Which is better laser or knife cataract surgery?
Blade-free laser cataract surgery costs more, but offers the potential for better results and less inflammation than the traditional procedure. Traditional cataract surgery, by comparison, hasn’t changed much in more than 30 years—it’s still performed by using a small blade held by a human hand.
Which anesthesia is best for cataract surgery?
Cataract Surgery: What You Can Expect. Topical anesthesia with eye drops (such as tetracaine/amethocaine and oxybuprocaine/benoxinate) is able to numb the eye sufficiently for surgery for most people. The advantage of having surgery only with anesthetic drops is that the recovery time is much faster.
Which type of cataract surgery is the best?
Advanced laser cataract surgery is bladeless and primarily computer-controlled, which helps to automate and safeguard some of the most traditionally challenging steps of cataract surgery. Perhaps one of the most important distinctions is in the way the femtosecond laser can help to “soften” the cataract.
How can I find the best doctor for cataract surgery?
Talk with your regular eye doctor. If your current eye doctor is an ophthalmologist,they may be able to do your surgery.
Which lens is best for cataract surgery?
A monofocal lens is the most common type of lens used in cataract surgery, according to AAO. This type of lens is designed to give you crisp, clear vision at one particular distance.