Is Cataract Removal Without Lens Implant Possible??
Posted , 11 users are following.
Hello,
I am wondering if a cataract can simply be removed without having a lens implanted?
Thank you.
0 likes, 10 replies
Posted , 11 users are following.
Hello,
I am wondering if a cataract can simply be removed without having a lens implanted?
Thank you.
0 likes, 10 replies
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Guest richard47612
Posted
Well, it is possible, that is what they did before the IOL was invented.
But the lens in your eye also have a power even when it is in relaxed state, this power is different from person to person, in my eyes the power is about 30 dioptier.
This mean, that I had only the lens extracted, and not had an iol put in, I would have had to use glasses that is +30, you can imagine this would be insanely thick heavy glasses.
soks Guest
Posted
that's cool. i have wondered what the IOL diopters meant. my symfony is +16.5D.
janus381 richard47612
Posted
Possible? Yes. But it would not be advisable.
Curious why you are thinking about this.
Here is a good summary:
*For a variety of reasons, some patients may not have received an IOL at the time of their cataract operation. The most common reason is that they underwent cataract surgery many years ago, before IOLs had become the standard. Although very uncommon, it is possible that complications at the time of the original surgery made it inadvisable to implant a lens at that time. Finally, the natural lens may occasionally need to be removed at the time of retinal surgery with the plan to implant an IOL at a later time. A subsequent re-operation to implant the artificial lens is called a secondary IOL procedure.
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An eye that has no IOL following cataract surgery is called “aphakic”. Most aphakic patients must wear a special post-cataract contact lens in order to see. Thick cataract glasses require that both eyes be aphakic, and are generally a less satisfactory option. As described above, both of these options for visual correction have inconveniences and potential drawbacks. However, many people function perfectly well with contact lenses, which will usually provide the same quality of vision as would be possible with an IOL. Aside from the care and handling of the contact lens, the main disadvantage is that the eye is functionally blind when the contact isn’t worn.
Aphakic patients have the option of a secondary IOL implantation at any time. However, they must submit to the small but irreducible risks of a second operation. The risk varies depending on the condition of the eye following the original operation. In the absence of other eye problems, the success rate with a secondary IOL operation should approach 95%.
Someone who has been successfully wearing an aphakic contact lens may eventually elect to have a secondary IOL implantation for a number of reasons. Handling the lens may become difficult because of worsening eyesight or reduced manual dexterity from arthritis. Dry eyes or corneal problems may cause irritation and reduce the amount of time the contact lens can be worn each day. Frequent lens loss or ripping becomes increasingly inconvenient and expensive.
The type of IOL used for a secondary lens implantation depends upon the anatomy of the eye following the original cataract surgery. In some eyes, enough of the lens capsule remains to support a posterior chamber IOL. If not, an anterior chamber IOL can be properly positioned in front of the iris. In some eyes, prior injuries or surgical complications may have resulted in internal iris scarring or removal of iris tissue. If this precludes support of an anterior chamber IOL, posterior chamber IOLs can be permanently sutured into place. These decisions are made by the ophthalmologist at the time of surgery.
W-H richard47612
Posted
Practically NO!
But YES as others have explained.
W-H
Posted
Google for article-
Scientists Have Developed an Eye Drop That Can Dissolve Cataracts
Long way from human use. I was also wondering, would the eye industry really want something like that to come out?
Let us see who benefits and who loses-
Benefits-
Patients
Eye drop maker
Loses-
Surgeons
IOL manufacturers
Medical equipment manufacturers
If the eye drop works one day then I am willing to pay thousand of $s for it without blinking.
ChattyOne W-H
Posted
can you send me a link regarding those eyedropper? the ones that can dissolve cataracts.
ChattyOne richard47612
Posted
Can you please send me a link regarding those eye drops that can dissolve cataracts?
rwbil richard47612
Edited
Before I had cataract surgery I look into all the other alternatives, researching Photo Bleaching which was on the news and the Lanosterol eye drops. The problem is none of them panned out in time, as they did not work on humans.
I could find no clinical trial showing their effectiveness and without that all you have is snake skin salesmen.
If they worked everyone would use them instead of surgery and no there is not some conglomerate that could bury that news.
RonAKA rwbil
Edited
Those eye drops are locked up in a vault along with those 200 mpg carburetors that the big oil companies had put away....
Lynda111 RonAKA
Posted
That was good, Ron 😃