Any opacity of the lens or its capsule causing visual impairment is called cataract.

With sutures: Extra capsular Cataract Surgery: ECCE Without sutures:

• Small incision Cataract Surgery: SICS
• Phacoemulsification surgery
• Femto laser assisted Cataract Surgery: FLACS

Phacoemulsification with IOL implantation surgery is best for the eye.

About 3 to 7 days is the recovery time after Phaco.

Follow all the instructions given by your eye surgeon meticulously for fastest recovery.

Apply pre operative eye drops & take oral medicines prescribed by your eye surgeon. Take full bath before coming for surgery. Male patients must have their shave.

Take light breakfast. Avoid insulin or your diabetes medicine on your OT day morning. Take all other medicines as prescribed by your physician

• Do not touch or rub your eye with cloth or hand
• Do not splash water in your eye
• Use eye guard while sleeping.
• Try to sleep either supine or on the side where surgery has not been performed.
• Remain indoors for 7 days.
• Avoid direct trauma to your eyes.
• Avoid coming in contact with children.
• Strict control of blood sugar for Diabetic patients is essential.
• Whenever you are sleeping, cover your operated eye with plastic eye guard & micropore tape.DO NOT apply cotton on your operated eye.

Cataract surgery by Phaco is usually done under topical anaesthesia. No injections in the eye are given. So it is painless.

Tips: Do not delay your cataract surgery.Surgical risk increases if the cataract becomes hard & mature leading to guarded post operative visual prognosis.

The price can vary anywhere from Rs. 8500 to around 60000
Dr. Nihar Munsi Eye Foundation provides affordable and competitive price for eye care. Prices for eye surgeries range from 8500 to 60000 and are often linked to the insurance of the patient. Contact us today to enquire more.

Our Community Ophthalmology programme is available to serve the needy and the under privileged

Flashes and floaters happen because of changes in the vitreous, the clear, jelly-like substance that fills the inside of your eyeball. The vitreous jelly shrinks as you get older, and slowly pulls away from the inside surface of the eye. This shrinking and separation or detachment of the vitreous from the retina is a common phenomenon, causing flashes and floaters.

Flashes and floaters rarely lead to any serious complications, so you generally don’t need any treatment for them. If your flashes or floaters become much worse, you should consult your ophthalmologist.

Retina detach because they have one or more holes in them, which allows fluid to pass underneath them. This fluid causes the retina to become separated from the supporting and nourishing tissues underneath it. Without treatment, a retinal detachment usually leads to blindness in the affected eye.

At the very centre of the retina is the macula. Sometimes, a hole forms in the macula, which prevents it from working normally. This affects your vision, particularly for reading and other visually demanding tasks, but it does not cause total blindness.

Vision loss occurs when the fluid reaches the macula and builds up, causing swelling. Over time, DME can cause your central vision to become blurred.

All people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes are at risk of Diabetic Macular Edema. High blood pressure, high cholesterol and smoking are some other risk factors.

Blockage of one of the veins draining blood out of the eye causes blood and other fluids to leak into the retina, causing bruising and swelling as well as lack of oxygen. This interferes with the light receptor cells and reduces vision.

Most common causes are High blood pressure, High cholesterol, Glaucoma, Diabetes, Smoking