The treatment for cataracts is always surgical. What may vary for each patient is the ideal moment to undergo this surgery. Factors such as the patient’s age or activity, but above all the impact of the cataract on their quality of life, will influence the decision.
Nowadays, cataract surgery can be performed with great precision, in a very safe manner, and with excellent results. The medical team of the Cataract Department at ICR offers each patient personalized care and recommendations for their surgery.
The decision to undergo surgery is not based solely on the degree of opacity of the crystalline lens (the eye’s natural lens clouded by the cataract), but rather on how it affects the patient’s daily life. To properly assess this, it is very important to visit a specialized medical professional, who will examine the affected eyes, explain what the procedure involves, listen to each patient’s concerns, and provide advice according to their specific case. With all this information, the doctor and the patient will jointly decide on the best time to undergo the surgery, as well as other factors such as the type of lens to be implanted.
During the cataract surgery, the opaque crystalline lens for an intraocular lens (IOL). This lens can be of different kinds depending on each patient’s needs. At ICR we work with innovative IOLs that can be:
The medical team of the Cataract Department will offer counseling to each patient so that they can comfortably choose the most convenient lens in their case so that they can improve their quality of life.
At ICR we have ZEISS surgical microscopes with CALLISTO and RESCAN systems with integrated OCT, which allow cataract surgery to be performed with a high level of visualization and precision, incorporating corneal meridian identification systems that ensure the best postoperative refractive results.
In addition, the medical team of the Cataract Department at ICR includes internationally renowned ophthalmologists specializing in cataract surgery. These are professionals with extensive knowledge and experience in performing cataract operations. This is evidenced by the more than 5,000 cataract surgeries carried out last year at ICR.
Our goal is to ensure that our patients recover their vision and that they do so depending as little as possible on their glasses.
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