Various Cataract Surgery Side Effects You Need To Know

Cataracts appear in the lens of the eye. People who are diagnosed with cataracts generally need to be very careful with the treatment procedure.

This is because if the treatment is not carried out in the best way possible, the cataracts might get bigger and then they would need a surgery. Like many other surgeries, there are also certain Cataract surgery side effects involved.

Cataract surgery will be recommended for removing the cataract and replacing the lens with some kind of artificial lens, which is also called as intraocular lens.

There are people who are not able to tolerate these artificial lenses. For such people soft contact lenses or high magnification corrective lenses might be recommended.

Common Cataract Surgery Side Effects

Some of common Cataract surgery side effects, which you need to be aware of, are detailed below:

Posterior Capsule Opacity

This is one of the most common Cataract surgery side effects which results in cloudy vision. This side effect is treated through a procedure called YAG laser capsulotomy where the hazy capsule is completely removed resulting in clear vision.

Dislocated Intraocular Lenses

Dislocated or malpositioned intraocular lenses can be another cataract surgery side effect. Patients might be able to see the edge of the lens implant or develop a kind of double vision. Visual acuity of the patient might decrease substantially if the dislocation is too bad.

Endophthalmitis

Endophthalmitis or eye infections are common side effects of cataract surgery. These infections are of different types like fluid and swelling in the center of nerve layer; swelling of clear eye covering and bleeding in the eye.

Eye Inflammation

Following cataract surgery, slight inflammation within the eyes can be expected. Eye-drops can be of good help in healing this inflammation.

Retinal Detachment

Symptoms like floaters or flashes of light in the field of vision of the eyes post cataract surgery should be treated as medical emergency. Secondary cataracts might also be a possible side effect of cataract surgery. Capsules are generally prescribed for secondary cataracts.

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