Cataracts are a big disease, and if you get them, you will become blind? It’s not that serious! Do cataracts have to wait until they mature and become completely blind before surgery? That’s an outdated idea. With the advent of new technology in cataract surgery, we don’t have to wait until it’s mature to operate.
Cataracts are not scary. The incidence of cataracts in the elderly is high, and due to the limitations of medical conditions in the past, cataracts can cause blindness if they continue to develop. In fact, cataract is not terrible, it is an inevitable process of human aging, just like wrinkles when people grow old. 60-70% of elderly cataracts occur between 50 and 60 years old, 80% of those over 70 years old, and almost 100% of those over 80 years old.
Many elderly cataract patients are too late for consultation or are reluctant to receive surgical treatment after diagnosis, or even fall and injure themselves due to poor vision, thus requiring timely surgical treatment.
Cataract taking medication is ineffective Some elderly people suffering from cataract listen to advertisements and treat blindly with medication. Authoritative ophthalmologists at home and abroad say: clinical evidence shows that no drugs can solve the problem of cataract, and the only effective way to treat cataract at present is surgery. Experts say that elderly people should understand cataract correctly and don’t spend money in vain, and the indiscriminate use of drugs will easily lead to complications instead.
We remind: although taking medicine is ineffective for treatment, a healthy diet and a young mind can delay the occurrence and development of cataracts. This is because cataracts are an aging process of the human body. A young mindset and regular consumption of fruits and vegetables can delay the aging of organs, as well as the eyes. In addition, ultraviolet rays are also one of the causes of cataracts. Avoid exposure to the sun and wear sunglasses to block ultraviolet rays during daytime outdoor activities in sunny weather.
When is the best time to have surgery? Many cataract patients still cling to what they saw and heard when they were young, and believe that cataracts must wait until they are mature and completely invisible before surgery. In fact, this belief is due to the limitations of previous cataract surgery techniques. With the advent of ultrasound emulsification surgery in recent years, this limitation has been overcome and there is no need to wait until maturity before surgery.
It takes 5 to 20 years from the diagnosis of cataract to its full maturity. If we wait until maturity before surgery, the patient’s vision will continue to decline and he or she will have to endure the pain of low vision for many years in between. In addition, patients with diabetes and hypertension are themselves prone to fundus lesions, and cataract onset will block the fundus, making it difficult for doctors to detect fundus lesions early. Therefore, patients choosing surgical cataract surgery do not need to wait until maturity to consider surgical treatment at all.