Eye Surgery- Cataract with Lens Replacement

This 3D medical animation shows the formation of a cataract- the clouding of the eye's lens that leads to decreased vision and its removal by two different processes; phacoemulsification and extracapsular removal. In phacoemulsification a tiny probe is inserted into the eye. The probe emits ultrasound waves that break up the cloudy lens into small fragments, then a suction device removes these fragments. This is the most common form of cataract removal surgery. This procedure usually requires no stitches. In extracapsular removal of the cataract an incision is made in the eye, and the hard center of the lens is removed. At the conclusion of each procedure an artificial lens is insert into the eye. Item #ANS00227

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[aquenwisey]

@amber4music were you awake or asleep while the surgery was going on?

[adityaprabawa1]

Cataract surgery is simple procedure to save the vision of the people, great technology with phaecoemulsification. tommorow i will see the cataract surgery at MM hospital, Indonesia.

[amber4music]

Cataract surgery is fairly simple and can take less than 10 minutes. I had mine about a year ago, and was surprised at how quickly it was done. If this is the type of eye surgery your having, you'll be okay:)

[that1nigglet]

...Technology has come such a far way.

[Joi1124]

thank you! 

[art4med]

Think its called a "cataract," rather than "catarack."

[FishKepr]

@slazzer145 The actual procedure went very smoothly. For about two days any bright light, esp. fluorescent lights, made my eye go into spasms which was very uncomfortable. That was the only pain at any time. I didn't even feel the anesthesia injection as some reported. The acuity with the implanted lens is not 100%. I can only speculate that the pre-surgical measurements were not accurate. Those are really a best guess anyway. It's still a dramatic improvement over the cataract of course.

[JustmeKasie]

@nujabes7 LOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLL

[slazzer145]

@FishKepr mine will in august please tell me after your eye surgery (cataract) how it goes?

[nujabes7]

@JustmeKasie lol stupid...