It extends from the lid edge, inside the lids, an dup over the white sclera of the eye to the edge of the cornea. The conjunctiva is the delicate outer covering of most of the eye and the inner lining of the eyelids. Once healed, you will be given a fine tuned glasses prescription to provide you with the best vision possible.
Healing time is about five weeks during which you will be instructed to use various eye drops to help the healing process. Surgery is performed on an out-patient basis at Baylor Surgicare, near Baylor Medical Center of Garland. Modern technique requires no stitches to seal the wound. The cloudy lens is then replaced with a clear man-made lens thus restoring vision to the eye. These pieces of lens particles are then removed by vacuum through the initial incision. During this process, an ultrasound is used to break the cloudy lens in to many small pieces. Modern cataract surgery today is performed using a process called Phacoemulsification. Lasers are never used to remove a cataract. At some point, changing the glasses will be of no benefit and, if a certain level of vision has been reached, cataract surgery becomes an option available to you.Īlthough many people believe lasers are used to remove a cataract, this is not true. Changing the prescription of eye glasses may be necessary and helpful as cataract progress. Other causes include certain medications, systemic diseases, injuries, and diabetes. Generally occurring in people over the age of 60, cataracts are usually caused by aging. Cataracts can cause blurry vision, glare (such as from car headlights), double or distorted vision, faded colors, and trouble with depth perception (such as judging the distance to a curb while driving). When the lens (located behind the pupil) becomes cloudy or opaque, it is called a Cataract. It may clear or appear to clear up, but it is chronic and recurrent. When Blepharitis is present, it demands long term care and meticulous hygiene, forever. The lids thicken an undergo degenerative changes and secondary inflammation, including styes and chalazions. In many situations the meibomian (oil) glands at the base of the eyelashes become involved and the and the glands stagnate and the secretion accumulates in the lids. If this continues for months or years, the eyelashes may turn in or fall out. On awakening, the eyes may have increased matter and may feel gritty and sandy. If it continues, the oily flakes along with bacteria fall into the pocket between the eyelid and the eye, causing secondary inflammation of the conjunctiva. This causes redness, scaling and chronic irritation on the lid edge. There is a colonization of staphylococcal bacteria at the margin of the eyelid. It commonly occurs from Seborrhea, an oily build-up around the lid lashes, or staphylococcus. Please choose from the following common disease of the eye to learn more.īlepharitis is inflammation of the eyelid.