Cataract Treatment In Mumbai, India

There is presently no medical treatment that will prevent cataracts or reverse them once they develop. The only treatment for cataract is their surgical removal. The decision to operate is taken by the patient and the doctor together. This decision is based on the degree to which the cataract is impairing vision and the effect it has on the patient’s lifestyle. It is the decision only the patient and the doctor can male, as based on the individual needs. With the advances in cataract surgery, one does not require to wait until vision drops to finger counting. The sooner the operation is done, the better are the results.

There are Three treatment options available for cataract:

1) Micro-incision Cataract Surgery Phacoemulsification – a modern technique

Phacoemulsification is the latest technology in cataract surgery. It is a micro-incisional stitchless operation where cataract us emulsified by ultrasound energy, liquefied & sucked through the phacoemulsifier probe. Then a foldable intraocular lens is implanted in the eye permanently.
It is the least traumatic form of cataract surgery with early rehabilitation & recuperation. Vision restoration is possible in a short period of time.

Advantages of Phacoemulsification:

  • The operation is least injurious to the eye.
  • It is a day care procedure with fast visual recovery.
  • It is a stitchless operation and is done under local or topical anesthesia (Use of eye drop).
  • One can resume work in the shortest time possible.
  • Fewer chances of post-operative cylindrical number.
  • One can reimburse the cost for the surgery though Mediclaim.

2) Femtosecond Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery

It is a bladeless cataract operation in which a femtosecond laser is used to make the incision, opening the lens capsule and to divide the lens into small fragments. Thereafter the lens fragments are removed with an ultrasonic probe.

3) Extra- Capsular Cataract Extraction ECCE - a conventional technique


  • Requires an Incision of 10-12 mm.
  • The clouded lens is removed in one piece.
  • A non-foldable lens in implanted
  • Multiple stitches are required
  • More chances of high post-operative cylindrical number-astigmatism and delayed recovery.
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