Waxaa soo dhigay: Northwest Eye gudaha Wararka on June 8, 2022
June is Cataract Awareness Month! Did you know that cataracts most often occur as a natural result of aging? By age 80, 50% of people have some level of cataract development.
To effectively answer whether a patient can develop cataracts again after cataract removal surgery, we must first understand what cataracts are, how they develop and how cataract surgery works.
What are cataracts?
A cataract is the clouding of the eye due to the breakdown and subsequent clumping together of naturally occurring proteins within the eye lens. The lens becomes hazy, preventing light from being properly focused onto the retina, resulting in cloudy or blurred vision. A patient may also experience double vision, light sensitivity, glare, halos and/or color distortion.
Types of cataracts:
- Kataraatka nukliyeerka waxay ka dhacdaa bartamaha muraayadda
- Cataract-ka xuubka xuubka waxay u dhacaan sida af-xidhka qaab-qaybsan oo ka soo fidaya dibadda muraayadda ilaa bartamaha
- Cataract-ka hoostiisa ku jira waxay ka dhacdaa gadaasha muraayadda
Symptoms of cataracts:
- Aragga oo aan caddayn ama aan caddayn (gaar ahaan habeenkii)
- Aragga daruurta leh
- Xasaasiyadda iftiinka iyo iftiinka
- qalloocinta muuqaalka ama "sawirrada cirfiidnimada"“
- Aragti dhow oo kordhay
- Dhibaato ku saabsan akhrinta ama wadista
Causes of cataracts:
- Kataraktada la xiriirta da'da waa kuwa ugu badan, taasoo ka dhalata uruurinta dabiiciga ah ee borotiinnada ku jira muraayadda.
- Cataract-ka dhasha waxay joogi kartaa dhalashada ama waxay ku soo koraysaa carruurnimada.
- Cataract-ka labaad waxay soo baxaan marka xaalado caafimaad ama cudur oo kale oo indhaha ah (sida sonkorowga) ay jiraan.
How does cataract surgery work?
During cataract removal surgery, the cataract-damaged lens is completely removed from the eye and replaced with an artificial lens, called an intraocular lens implant. This new artificial lens cannot develop a cataract. That means the patient will never have a cataract in that eye again. If surgery is successfully performed on both eyes, the patient will remain cataract free for life.
Some people confuse “secondary cataracts” for the return of cataracts, but they are not the same. Secondary cataracts, also known as posterior capsule opacification, sometimes develop months or years after cataract surgery, or from other ophthalmologic conditions (such as diabetes).
With secondary cataracts, it’s not the eye lens that becomes clouded, rather it’s the thin membrane called the eye capsule that holds the lens in place. Clumping proteins on the back side of the capsule create a thin layer of scar-like tissue, producing symptoms very similar to cataracts.
Thankfully, treating secondary cataracts is relatively simple and completely painless. Your Northwest Eye ophthalmologist uses a specialized laser to make a small opening in the back side of the lens capsule. This allows lights to pass once again uninhibited to the retina, restoring normal vision function. After this correction, secondary cataracts are highly unlikely to ever require additional treatment.
If you’re considering cataract surgery, or think you may be experiencing cataracts, Noqo Mid Indhaha Caqli Badan and contact Northwest Eye today at 763-416-7600. Our experts can answer any questions you may have and will gladly schedule a consultation to discuss your specific vision needs.
