Cataract & Keratoconus, and their treatment in Delhi

by Sardana Eye Institute Welcome to Sardana Eye Care

You can see the beauty of the world through your eyes, which is considered to be one of the most sensitive organs of the human body that helps in vision by detecting the light and converting them into electro- chemical impulses.

So you should take extra care in protecting the eye from injuries and other environmental factors that can be causes distortion in vision and even permanent loss of vision. Apart from environment causes such as injuries, the vision can be distorted through various types of eye diseases common in your region.

The main purpose of this article is to discuss two common types of eye diseases that are cataract and keratoconus. In addition to this, we will discuss their possible causes and symptoms. The last section of this article deals with the effective treatment of the two cataract and keratoconus diseases in Delhi NCR.

What is Cataract disease?

The cataract is a clouding/blurring of the lens behind the pupil and iris that leads of permanent loss of vision if left untreated.  Three common types of cataract found in Indian people are inclusive of cortical cataract, nuclear cataract and sub capsular cataract. Hypertension, obesity, ultraviolet radiation, high myopia and diabetes, are some of the common reasons of cataract.

What is Keratoconus?

It is a degenerative disorder of eye in which the shape of cornea changes than normal that causes distortion of vision.  Permanent loss of vision in patients occurs, if left keratoconus untreated. Other common symptoms of streaking and sensitivity to light that cause the patients difficulty of drive at night.  The causes of keratoconus disorder are unknown but several studies reported that keratoconus can be caused due to genetic factors, environmental causes and hormonal changes.

What are the different types of treatment of Cataract and Keratoconus?

At the early stage, the vision of the person can be restored by using strong bifocal glasses or contact lenses. Late stages of cataract can be treated through highly successful cataract surgery, in which the natural lens of the eye is removed through different surgical procedures to restore the vision of the patients.

The cataract surgery can be performed in various reputed and well-known eye hospitals and eye care centers with ultra-modern infrastructural and a pool of extremely qualified and hard working eye surgeons and eye specialists.  Extra capsular Cataract Extraction and Phacoemulsification are two types of highly popular Cataract Surgery in Delhi offered to the patients, based on the severity of their cases and recommendation of eye specialist.  

The keratoconus disorder is treated at initial stages, by using different type of lens such as soft lenses, RGP contact lenses, hybrid lenses and scleral lenses. Micro-thin prescription inserts is a FDA approved procedures for the purpose of treating keratoconus. Keratoconus treatment in Delhi can be done through different popular and safe surgical procedures such as given bellow:

·         Corneal cross linking

·         Corneal ring implants

·         MyoRing

·         Keraflex (Microwave Thermoplasty)

·         Radial keratotomy

·         Corneal transplants

 

It is hard to prevent eye diseases that can be used by environmental, genetics or hormonal factors, but regular checkups by eye specialist can help in early detection of symptoms. Once the eye diseases are tracked in their early stages, proper treatment can safe your eyes and restore your vision. Besides this, one should adopt healthy lifestyle to ensure proper functioning of eye and other human organs.

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