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specially curved (to fit into the orbit of the eye) forceps for catching hold of the muscle bellies of the intraorbital muscles and sutures •Suture tier forceps: fine limbed untoothed forceps to hold fine sutures or hairs •Capsulotomy forceps: to tear the anterior capsule of the lens during cataract surgery •Disc holding forceps
Early symptoms of cataract may be improved by wearing appropriate glasses; if this does not help, cataract surgery is the only effective treatment. [4] Surgery with implants generally results in better vision and an improved quality of life : however, the procedure is not readily available in many countries.
Cataract surgery with implantation of a toric IOL is essentially the same as cataract surgery with a conventional IOL. Like toric contact lenses, toric IOLs have different powers in different meridians of the lens, and they must be positioned on the correct meridian to reverse the preexisting astigmatism. If the toric IOL is not on the correct ...
Researchers have recently developed a new drug that will ultimately shrink down and dissolve cataracts -- the leading cause of human blindness that affects tens of millions of people worldwide.
It has also been identified in other places such as the heart, and in aggressive breast cancer tumors. [2] [3] The physical origins of eye lens transparency and its relationship to cataract are an active area of research. [4] Since it has been shown that lens injury may promote nerve regeneration, [5] crystallin has been an area of neural research.
Posterior capsular opacification, also known as after-cataract, is a condition in which months or years after successful cataract surgery, vision deteriorates or problems with glare and light scattering recur, usually due to thickening of the back or posterior capsule surrounding the implanted lens, so-called 'posterior lens capsule opacification'.
Cover one eye; read the letters aloud. Cover the other eye; read the letters aloud. Ah, the standard eye exam. A few lines of text and the doctor can tell you whether you have poor vision.
DM causes muscle weakness, early onset of cataracts, and myotonia, which is delayed relaxation of muscles after contraction. [5] Cataracts can be either a cortical cataract with a blue dot appearance, or a posterior subcapsular cataract. [6] Other organs affected include the heart, lungs, gastrointestinal tract, skin, and brain. [5]