Glaucoma and Cataract - Older Diseases. Relatively recently believed that these states are irreversible - however, modern ophthalmology allows you to return the lost vision. The doctor of medical sciences tells about the use of a laser in the treatment of glaucoma and cataracts, Professor A.D.Romashchenko.
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Question number 1. The most important question, disturbing most people with glaucoma or cataract — Is the operation inevitable?
Operation is needed. Unfortunately, not everyone can do it, but if you have the ability to be able to operate. Drops, pills these diseases not only do not heal, but not even slow down.
Question # 2. What does modern today look like, the most secure treatment of glaucoma and cataracts?
These are laser operations. They are effective, not traumatic, provide a stable result.
Question number 3. How such interventions flow?
Unlike conventional operations, laser interventions are conducted faster, the whole process, including a full examination, occupies half a day. Operation takes a few minutes, and laser impact — few seconds.
Question number 4. What features directly operations?
Laser removal of cataract — This method is effective both in mature and with immature cataract. This favorably distinguishes interference from ultrasound operation (facoemulsification), which can be applied only in cases of immature cataracts. At the same time, patients often come to an ophthalmologist with a mature cataract, which is accompanied by a significant reduction in vision.
Question number 5. That is, you should choose a center that operates with a laser?
It's not just in this. There is another subtlety associated with the models of the lasers themselves. There are lasers with a special wavelength that shoes in the eye. This greatly facilitates the patient's condition after surgery.
Question number 6. Cataract removal — This is a heavy operation for the patient?
Before, in the divator era, the operation to remove cataracts was completed with twelve seams and a mass of complications, but now it is not. During the operation, an incision is made in one and a half - two millimeters, seamless, blood is not. At the same time, the risk of complications is significantly reduced, and there is no need for hospitalization — A few hours later the patient can go home.
Question number 7. What are the possibilities of a laser in the treatment of glaucoma?
When glauer, the operation is also carried out outpatient. The eye is made a very small incision — Less one and a half years. Inside the eye is injected with the finest fiber, through which the laser beam is carried out, which carries out therapeutic effects. With such a method of complications are practically excluded. The duration of the operation itself — 2-5 seconds, along with preparatory procedures, intervention takes three minutes. According to which we possess, the results of the use of this method are very stable, intraocular pressure even in the first operated on this technique keeps normal.
Question number 8. And what are the achievements in this area abroad?
I will answer you like this: we are constantly coming to be treated from abroad. From Italy, Germany, not to mention the former «ours» republics. And ride not only our former compatriots. Just the quality of operations we have the same, and the price is much lower. We support a high scientific level and high level of your equipment — that in our business is extremely important.
