Lens

A cataract is caused by the clouding of the lens in the eye. Cataract surgery or cataract treatment options include different lenses. Today, it is possible to get rid of distance and near glasses with cataract surgery. The most commonly used of these lenses are Multifocal and Trifocal lenses. The most apparent feature difference is; It’s about the focus of the lens. In the past, the lenses used in cataract surgery focused only on myopia. As a result, people used glasses to see near after the surgery.

If you plan to have cataract treatment in Turkey, we can help you with the operation at one of our contracted JCI-accredited hospitals. We’re a health tourism agency, and our cataract treatment in Turkey package includes accommodation, transfers between the airport, hospital and hotel, and personal assistance. In addition, you can contact us to learn the cost of cataract treatment in Turkey and the cost of eye lens replacement surgery in Turkey!

What is a Cataract?

In short, a cataract is the opacity of the eye lens, which is located behind the pupil and allows the person to see. By losing their transparent structure, Cataract leads to a decrease in vision and causes a person’s visual clarity to decrease. Cataracts usually start when the lens becomes cloudy. As a result, complaints related to vision occur. Objects appear blurry when the Cataract is fully mature. Cataracts cause problems such as eye strain and headaches in humans.

Symptoms of Cataract

• Decreased day-to-day vision
• Reading becomes difficult
• Seeing the colours paler than before
• Difficulty in night vision
• Increased sensitivity to light
• Double vision
• Frequent changes in eyeglasses

What Causes a Cataract to Form?

A cataract usually occurs due to ageing. With ageing, the eye’s lens becomes dull, and cataracts occur. In addition, using drugs containing high cortisone is among the factors that increase the risk of cataracts. Cataracts can also occur due to hereditary reasons, regardless of any disease. It will be possible to list the causes of a cataract as follows:

• It may occur due to age.
• There is a possibility of comorbidity with metabolic diseases in newborns.
• It may occur as a result of blows to the eye.
• It can be seen in people who have diabetes.
• It may result from problems such as inflammation in the eye.
• It may occur after cortisone use.
• Cataract formation usually occurs depending on age. A cataract is perceived in the same way that hair whitening and wrinkles forming are seen in the elderly. Apart from this, genetic factors, traumas to the eye and excessive exposure to sunlight can also cause Cataracts.

With advancing age, people begin to experience problems in the quality of their vision. The problem of nearsightedness is called presbyopia. People with near vision problems look for the solution in glasses and contact lenses. However, there is also a surgical alternative for those who want to see the near without glasses. With this surgery, which is called clear lens replacement, the need for distant, near and even medium distance glasses can be eliminated by removing the lens that has not yet become cataracted and replacing it with a trifocal intraocular lens. After this surgery, which can also be described as early cataract surgery, both the far and near glasses are entirely discarded, and no more cataract surgery is required in the future.