Port Blair, Aug 27: Smti. Malati Singh aged 65 yrs/F MRD No.695 N1 R/o Dollygunj has been effected by advance cataract on both eye, more on left eye than the right eye. Cataract has now been removed from her left eye under small incision cataract surgery with implantation of Intra ocular lens on 25/8/14 by Dr.Rohindra Lall, consultant ophthalmologist at Rohin’s Eye Hospital, Delanipur, at a concessional rate for Rotary Club of Port Blair, and her vision is restored, the surgery was uneventful and patient had good post operative visual recovery on 26/8/14 She appears much happier and was able to see again. Dr.Dinesh, President, Rotary Club of Port Blair, Rtn. Amit Goenka, Secretary and Rtn. Rajesh Anand, Treasurer presented the cheque to Dr. Lall and thanked him for providing his service at a discounted rate.
Cataract surgery is the removal of the natural lens of the eye (also called “crystalline lens”) that has developed an opacification, which is referred to as a cataract. Metabolic changes of the crystalline lens fibers over time lead to the development of the cataract and loss of transparency, causing impairment or loss of vision. A cataract is a clouding of the lens of the eye. Cataracts are extremely common, and most cataracts are a result of the aging process. A cataract can occur in either or both eyes. Individuals with a cataract in one eye usually go on to develop a cataract in the other eye as well.
Factors other than ageing may cause cataract as well. Cataract sometimes occurs relatively early in life due to factors such as injury, excessive sunlight, toxic chemicals, changes in the body metabolism, drugs or secondary to other eye diseases, such as glaucoma and inflammations. There can also be hereditary predisposition to earlier occurrence of cataracts. Following surgical removal of the natural lens, an artificial intraocular lens implant is inserted. Now with modern phaco-emulsification, quick post-op recovery has become the standard of care in cataract surgery all over the world.
