The eye is a window to the world, and vision loss will not only affect the quality of life, but even harm physical and mental health. However, during the free clinic, I often find that many elderly people do not actively cope with eye health problems, but choose to passively accept and endure, which will not only cause many inconveniences in daily life, but even face the risk of blindness in severe cases. Therefore, I hope to help more elderly people understand common eye diseases scientifically through eye health science, change from passive to active, and get rid of eye diseases as soon as possible.
Cataracts are "impossible to hide" and can only be operated on**.
Cataract is the inevitable result of the aging of the lens of the human eye, and the difference between presbyopia and the well-known presbyopia is that the lens hardens and cannot change the focal length, resulting in difficulty in seeing closely, while cataract is the lens gradually becoming cloudy, resulting in decreased vision and blurred vision. Although the symptoms are different, both are eye diseases that must occur in the elderly, and no one is immune to them at a certain age, and there is no way to prevent them. Wearing reading glasses is the general consensus of patients facing presbyopia problems, but many patients still have misunderstandings about the scientific intervention of cataracts, thinking that they can use drugs, eye patches, etc. However, the progression of cataract with age is similar to the principle of changing from transparent to cloudy when boiling eggs, and is an irreversible protein change. At present, although the development of cataracts can be slowed down by certain drugs, the only way is to replace the original aging lens through surgical implantation of an intraocular lens.
In the refractive era, you don't have to wait until it's "cooked".
Many patients still hold the traditional belief that cataract surgery is harmful to the eyes, and that the quality of vision after surgery is difficult to achieve an ideal state, so they will not have surgery until they are "invisible". In fact, in recent decades, cataract surgery has moved from the era of blindness prevention to the era of refraction, and both surgical techniques and postoperative results have been significantly improved. Today's surgical incisions are only two to three millimeters, the size of a ballpoint pen, and with the help of probes, microscopes, and high-end surgical instruments, coupled with the doctor's delicate surgical operation, the operation can be completed quickly in 5-10 minutes. The whole process is very little damage to the eyes, and the patient will not have too much pain and inconvenience, and more importantly, the postoperative vision recovery is very fast and very good. Under the premise that there are no other diseases in the fundus, patients with eye diseases such as cataract and presbyopia recover from blurred vision to normal people10 vision is no longer difficult. Therefore, in terms of timing, compared with the past "do it after cooking", it is now more advocated that once the loss of vision affects the convenience of life or the comfort of work, it can be accepted, and delay may lead to the appearance of secondary eye diseases such as glaucoma and uveitis, causing irreversible damage to the eyes, but the gains outweigh the losses.
Intraocular lenses can restore visual function in a refined manner.
The lens is key to maintaining visual function of the human eye, so intraocular lenses are essential in cataract surgery. With the development of technology, intraocular lens materials are becoming more and more advanced, and the compatibility with the eye is also higher, the most important thing is that there are more choices, more functionality, compared with the traditional intraocular lens has only one focal point, the current intraocular lens can provide multiple focal points, taking the full vision trifocal intraocular lens as an example, it can restore the function of seeing far and near at the same time, so that patients can see clearly whether they are using mobile phones, reading, or playing cards or watching the scenery. The eye needs of different types of patients with cataract combined with presbyopia or astigmatism are personalized and refined to restore visual function. During preoperative communication, the doctor will give advice on the selection of intraocular lenses according to the patient's eye conditions, life needs, and work needs. Subsequently, the doctor will accurately measure the parameters of the patient's eye and use a computer to calculate the required intraocular lens power based on the surgical goal. After many measurements, calculations, and thorough preparations, the surgery will be performed.
Full vision meets the needs of patients of different ages and occupations.
As more and more people know about the cutting-edge intraocular lens represented by the full vision trifocal, patients are also very concerned about its application group. Based on my long-term observation of hundreds of patients in clinical practice every year, the audience of the full vision trifocal intraocular lens is very wide, including patients of different ages and occupations. Among my patients, there are 98-year-old seniors, young people who have just started their retirement life, and young and middle-aged people who are still in the professional period, including bank presidents, teachers, painters, etc., all of whom chose the full vision trifocal because of their high requirements for vision, and finally regained clear full vision.
I was impressed by the director of a painting and calligraphy academy, who was unable to recognize colors when painting because of visual deviations caused by cataracts and presbyopia, such as mistaking brown-red for bright red. At the time of consultation, it is hoped that not only will you be able to restore your near, intermediate and near vision, but also your clarity and acuity will be maintained. Based on his eye health and vision requirements, we recommended that he be implanted with a full vision trifocal. The cataract and presbyopia problems were solved at one time, and the patient also regained clear far, middle and near vision as he wished, and then he never missed the color again, and he returned to the professional track and began to sketch and paint all over the country, and the whole person became full of vitality.
Good eyesight gives a sense of control over life, which in turn increases inner well-being. Here, I suggest that the majority of patients should not have the mentality of "getting by" and should actively pay attention to ophthalmic diseases. The elderly must adhere to regular eye examinations, especially those with systemic diseases, and pay more attention to the impact of hypertension, diabetes and other diseases on the eyes. And we ophthalmologists will always stand with our patients, actively improve their medical skills, and let as many patients as possible have excellent vision and enjoy a happy life.