Recognizing Cataract

Cataract is the process of turbidity that occurs in all or part of the eye lens. The cause of cataract is due to aging, accident, disturbance in body metabolism due to prolonged illness, congenital or even toxic. Symptoms of a cataract patient is perceived by the foggy vision, glare, pupils look cloudy when viewed with the aid of light.

Cataracts are divided into several types:

• Senile cataract: the cataract that may arise after the age of 40 years, the process must still unknown, allegedly due to aging.

• Congenital cataract: cataracts that arise since in the womb, or arising after the birth. Generally caused by infection, and metabolic disorder at the time of formation of the fetus. Congenital cataracts are often caused by maternal infection during pregnancy, especially in the first 3 months of pregnancy.

• Traumatical Cataract: cataracts that can strike all ages, usually because of post-trauma caused by sharp objects or blunt object hitting the eye, especially on the lens.

• Cataract Complications: is attributable to post-cataract eye infections.
   
 

Cataract Handling 

Cataracts can be overcome by lifting the cloudy lens. There are several techniques for operations performed in hospitals. Operations with wide sliced and conventional sutures, or with a small incision without sutures. Lenses were collected using Phaceomulcification tool(small incision surgery). The choice of techniques of this operation depends on the level of the hardness level of the lens. After the cataract lens is taken, the patient can only count fingers at a distance of one meter, except for patients with the lenses replaced. 

Lenses Replacement: 

• After cataracts surgery, patients were given positive glasses or contact lenses approximately 10 diopters.

• Patients were installed with planting lens. the benefits are patient can see clearly after the operation, no need to wear thick glasses lens, distortion of light can be eliminated.

Wrong myths about eye diseases

Many misleading myths about eye disease that often plunge the patient. Here are some wrong myths about eye diseases:

• RED EYE CAUSED BY DUST
  Not always true. Red eye is often caused by germs. However, red-eye can also be caused by dust. Dust, sand, dirt, soap, can cause red eyes.

• NEARSIGHTED CAN BE TREATED WITH A LOT OF EATING CARROTS
  Wrong. We know, nearsighted disease caused by incorrect shadow falls on the retina. In this eye disorder, the shadow that we see fall in front of the retina. This condition can be caused by abnormal cornea, lens or the axis of the eyeball disruption.

Eye Disorders

Eyes are one of the most complex human organ. Although its function is essential for human life, but its health is often less attention, so that many diseases that attack the eye is not treated properly and can cause vision problems to blindness.
The most common vision problems experienced are myopic, may be nearsighted, farsighted that usually experienced by those aged over 40 years, or a mixture of both. Myopic eye is a disorder of focus image of the object being viewed. Myopic eyes can be overcome by using glasses or contact lenses.