Nakapagpaopera ka na ba sa katarata? O magpapaopera ka pa lang ng iyong katarata? Ano nga ba ang pamamaraan ng pagtanggal ng katarata?
Basahin at alamin kung ano ang maigi para sa'yo. Dapat ding alamin kung saang paraan dalubhasa ang iyong doktor bago magpaiskedyul ng iyong operasyon. Huwag kalimutang kilalanin ang iyong doktor bago magpaopera dahil siya ang mangangalaga ng iyong paningin bago, habang at pagkatapos ng iyong operasyon. Para magkaroon ng magandang resulta ang iyong operasyon, sundin ang lahat ng payo ni dok. ;)
There are three commonly employed surgical techniques for cataract removal: extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE), phacoemulsification (phaco), and small incision cataract surgery (SICS). ECCE is the traditional method, which involves a standard incision to remove the nucleus of the lens and cortex and insert an IOL. This technique requires removable sutures and a longer recovery period. The complication rate is also higher.
Phaco uses an ultrasound probe is used to fragment the lens, which is aspirated through a small incision. A foldable IOL is insert through the incision, and in most cases, sutures are not necessary. Phaco is the preferred cataract surgical method in developed countries, but large-scale implementation of phaco is challenging in developing countries due to the expense, lack of trained surgeons, and lack of trained technicians to maintain the more technologically advanced equipment. Phaco is more costly, mainly due to the foldable IOL. However, the rapid recovery period of this sutureless method is a cost-savings benefit, as patients can return to work and/or full productivity more quickly than with ECCE. Phaco is not ideal for hard, more mature cataracts, which are more often the case in developed countries and remote, poor communities, where patients tend to wait longer to be operated due to issues of affordability, accessibility and lack of awareness.
SICS is a refined ECCE method, which may be an appropriate manual substitute to phaco in developing countries due to its lower cost, lesser technological requirements, its faster procedure, and comparable qualitative outcomes. Similar to phaco, a small incision and foldable IOL are used. SICS usually does not require sutures and has a faster recovery period than conventional ECCE but costs a fraction of the cost of phaco surgery in developing countries. The average time of a SICS procedure is significantly less than that of phaco, but both procedures have comparable outcomes.
Mula sa pahina ng IAPB on cataracts
