When it comes to having myopia surgery, many people will ask, “Doctor, will I get cataracts when I get old after laser myopia surgery?”
Do you also have this question and think that after myopia surgery, you will easily get cataract fall and other eye diseases when you are old, which will lead to blindness. Then the more you think about it, the more scared you are and stop doing laser myopia surgery.
What is cataract?
As we all know, cataract is the clouding of the lens of the eye and is related to the natural aging of the body. All causes such as aging, genetics, local nutritional disorders, immune and metabolic abnormalities, trauma, poisoning, radiation, etc. can cause metabolic disorders of the lens, resulting in clouding of the lens protein degeneration, called cataract, when light is blocked by the cloudy lens and cannot be projected on the retina, resulting in blurred vision. It is mostly seen in people over 40 years old, and the incidence increases with age.
Can I get cataracts when I get older after laser myopia surgery?
One thing you should know is that laser myopia surgery is performed on the surface of the cornea and myopia surgery does not touch any other part of the eye. Whether you have myopia surgery or not, it does not increase or decrease your chances of having other eye diseases. Myopia surgery simply treats your myopia and astigmatism, it does not prevent, treat or possibly induce other eye diseases.
What are the mainstream laser myopia procedures available today?
Laser myopia surgery involves removing a small lens with degrees from the cornea to change the angle of light refraction so that the light is re-imaged on the retina. The current mainstream myopia surgery includes full femtosecond, half femtosecond, and all laser.
Full Femtosecond: No corneal flap is created. The Femtosecond laser is used to perform two targeted blasts in the corneal stroma, and then the created corneal lens is removed through a small incision to reshape the cornea to correct the degree.
Semifemtosecond: A corneal flap is created with a femtosecond laser in the most superficial layer of the cornea, which is lifted off after completion, and an excimer laser is used to correct the prescription by cutting through the stromal layer under the flap.
All-Laser: All-Laser surgery retains the safety features of TransPRK surgery and introduces SPT technology that makes the post-operative cornea smoother, bringing more ease and comfort and higher visual quality to myopia treatment while ensuring safety.Smart’s biggest advantage is that there is no knife and no flap, no incision, no cut marks, safe and worry-free, and the procedure The procedure is “zero” contact, avoiding the process of negative pressure attraction and pressure on the eye.
The cataracts have their own causes and are not related to the laser myopia surgery.