If you have had successful private cataract surgery and your vision becomes more misty again, please be reassured that your cataract is not growing back. It may be due to posterior capsular opacification and thankfully that is easily treated.
How long does it take to recover from cataract surgery? After private cataract surgery in London, the patient needs a couple of weeks to get back to all the normal things they do on a day to day basis. After the cataract surgery, the patient needs to wear eye protection, which is an eye shield [...]
Who can perform cataract surgery? Since the number of cataract surgeries increases every year, there are more doctors performing cataract surgery. With increasing demand, the number of eye surgeons is increasing as well. But who is really qualified to perform this operation? Doctors who are specialised in eye surgery are able to perform cataract surgery [...]
Why does cataract surgery cost what it does? Cataract surgery is the most common surgical procedure in the world. As ageing typically causes cataracts, they are very common. The costs of cataract surgery varies between £1,200 and £3,450 per eye in UK, and will often be more expensive in London than in other areas. The [...]
Last week I told one of my private patients that they had cataracts in both eyes and would benefit from private cataract surgery. They agreed to this but wanted to know whether they could still drive before the operation.
Some of my patients ask me whether there are any lifestyle modifications they can make that could reduce their chance of getting cataracts. I have mentioned that stopping smoking and more exercise has some benefits but one patient yesterday asked me specifically about diet.
Having cataract surgery may make you sleep and think better One of the obvious major benefits of cataract surgery is better vision and I have also discussed lesser known benefits such as a lower likelihood of having a fall or a hip fracture after cataract surgery. I was most interested to come across a recent [...]
This has been a topic of controversy for eye surgeons in recent years. There are a few patients who ask whether they can have both their cataracts removed on the same day. This approach is called immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery (ISBCS).
Can you use eye drops to cure cataracts? Cataracts develop to some degree in everyone if they live long enough. The normal lens inside our eye is clear and is made up of proteins that are cleverly aligned to allow light to pass through. With ageing, these proteins become disrupted and their ability to form [...]
Video: Is there any urgency around having private cataract surgery? In this video, I give you my opinion on whether you need an urgent private cataract surgery in London. The long and short is; you can wait. There is a very small chance that you might need to have it urgently and that's in the form of glaucoma, which I [...]
