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Nowadays, with a small incision type, phacoemulsification, I think almost 99 per cent have done that method.
The recovery is very fast and patients literally can get up and walk and drive the next day.
I can’t say this is true for all cases. Different cataracts take different healing time, but I think mist is usually quite fast, you can use a computer and handphone and drive but usually, the advice is to stay off driving maybe for about a week or two.
Cataract surgery is not always an elective procedure. Occasionally, a cataract may progress very rapidly to cause severe visual impairment, as well as acute glaucoma. In these situations, the cataract needs to be removed urgently. In most other cases, cataract surgery is elective because cataract progression is usually very gradual. You should choose to have your cataracts removed when your vision deteriorates to a stage that it affects your quality of life. This is very dependent on each individual, your occupation and activities you like to do.
D2D. Yes, many patients who had LASIK performed when they were younger develop cataracts as they age. They will certainly be able to undergo cataract surgery to improve their vision. However, as LASIK changes the curvature and power of the cornea, conventional biometric measurements of the eye very often lead to inaccurate refractive outcomes for this group of patients after cataract surgery.
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