(1) What is cataract?

When a natural lens of the eye becomes opaque, it is known as Cataract.

(2) How do I know I have cataract?

Common symptoms for cataract are blurring of vision and seeing color haloes around light.

(3) When should I get cataract surgery done? Is cataract mature?

Modern day cataract surgery offers solutions for cataract as early as it starts. There is no need to wait till cataract becomes hundred percent mature and white and you cann’t see anything. In fact, advance cataract increases the chances of complications during surgery. In general, when you feel your cataract is not allowing you to perform your day to day work properly, it is the time to get it removed.

(4)Will I see clearly after cataract surgery?

Yes. With modern day cataract surgery and choice of intraocular lens available, you can have as good vision as a young person. With monofocal IOL, you can have clear distance vision. While mutlitfocal IOL offers you near as well as distant vision. Asheric IOL has an advantage of better contrast and seeing better during dark hours.

(5)Is cataract surgery safe?

Absolutely. Modern day cataract surgery is very safe. Chances of loosing sight are very rare. Common side effects of cataract surgery are development of dry eye temporarily, posterior capsule opacification, to name a few. These are not sight threatening conditions and there are easy solutions for them.

(6)Is cataract surgery expensive?

Not at all. If you compare what you spend for a pair of spectacles frame and glasses almost every year, cataract surgery offers you many times more advantage in a one time payment. Chirag eye hospital offers you many packages for cataract surgery to suit your needs.