Day surgery service
Cataract surgery
What are Cataracts?
A cataract is a small patch of cloudiness or opaqueness that develops in the clear lens of the eye. A cataract can occur at any age; however, the likelihood of developing a cataract increases after the age of fifty.
Surgery is the only effective treatment for cataracts, with excellent results in over 95% of cases.
Surgery: what to expect
- Cataract surgery is a day surgery procedure that typically takes 4-5 hours
- Performed under local anaesthetics and sedation, a small incision is made in the front of the eye to extract the cataract-containing lens and replace it with a new artificial lens
