What is cataract?

Simply put, a cataract is a "clouding" of the lens in the eye. The human lens, made mostly of protein and water, can become clouded -so clouded it keeps light and images from reaching the retina. Cataract develops painlessly for years and does not give any other symptoms in initial stages.

A picture seen with a healthy eye and with an eye of patient with cataract

Cataract is a result of the natural process of aging. Eye exposure to heat, roentgen or nuclear radiation can increase cataract development. Also eye injury, certain diseases, or even some medications can cause the clouding.

Clouding of the lens is irreversible. Pharmacological treatment can only slow down cataract development.

Surgery is the only effective treatment of cataract.
Cataract can be removed using ultrasound energy for fragmentation of nontransparent lens and afterwards implantation of artificial lens with individually established appropriate optical value.

The doctor consulting a patient in Lens-Med Eye Care Centre decides whether cataract surgery is necessary. The final decision, however, is made by a patient after obtaining suitable information from the doctor. The kind and range of treatment takes into account the patients' everyday and professional activities.