"Today's surgery is not easy."
Li Tong, director of the ophthalmology center of Hangzhou Future Science and Technology City Hospital, said.
What made the "battle-hardened" Li Tong say so?
It turned out that Grandpa Gao was 100 years old this year, and his left eye was removed due to trauma before, and his right eye took on all the light.
The house leak happened to rain overnight, and the right eye suffered from cataract as he grew older.
When I came to the hospital for a check-up, I found that Grandpa Gao's hands kept shaking, and only after confirming that he still had Parkinson's, cataract + Parkinson's + one-eyed + advanced age.
Surgeries for the elderly are constantly stacked with difficulty.
Li Tong was not afraid of difficulties and successfully saved the only remaining light.
1. The 5-minute operation allowed the 100-year-old one-eyed grandfather to regain his sight
"I'm very happy, my father can take care of his own life, and we will have a lot easier. Grandpa Gao's 70-year-old son said with a smile in his eyes.
The health of the elderly is the greatest blessing of their children, and a few years ago the left eye was removed due to trauma, so the right eye bears the only reliance on being able to see the world, but in life, Grandpa Gao did not flinch.
But now, the only right eye suffers from cataract again, and the "foggy" makes Grandpa Gao's life often "blind".
"You can't see anything within 2 meters, let alone 2 meters away. Grandpa Gao's daughter said.
With the development of senile cataract, Grandpa Gao's right eye vision can only see a blurred piece, and in recent years, eating and living can only be completed under the care of his children.
In order to prevent accidents, help him recover his eyesight, and fulfill his filial piety, the family accompanied Grandpa Gao to Hangzhou Future Science and Technology City Hospital for treatment.
After a comprehensive examination and evaluation, Li Tong decided to perform phacoemulsification aspiration + intraocular lens implantation for him with cataract aspiration in his right eye.
During the operation, Grandpa Gao was very nervous, and the shaking of Parkinson's was obvious as soon as he was nervous, and the slightest shaking was magnified under the microscope, which undoubtedly increased the surgical challenge for Li Tong.
"Don't be afraid, old man, it'll be fine soon. ”
"It's great, just hold on a little longer. ”
"Alright, alright, the operation was a success! ”
While encouraging and comforting Grandpa Gao, Li Tong carefully operated and successfully completed the operation in only 5 minutes.
During the whole process, Grandpa Gao was conscious, and there was almost no discomfort in the feedback. "The surgery was really quick and not painful. After the operation, Grandpa Gao happily shared it with his family.
2. No contraindications to surgery can be performed if the condition is stable
Li Tong spoke loudly, and his colleagues often said that he was an "occupational disease". Because of frequent contact with elderly patients, and the elderly have weak hearing, it is necessary to communicate with them loudly. Li Tong has already performed cataract surgery for many centenarians, and the oldest is older than Grandpa Gao.
"Cataract surgery is the only clear and effective way at present, and it is not limited by age, as long as the elderly patient is in stable general condition and there are no contraindications to surgery, surgery can be performed. ”Li Tong said.
Cataract, as an age-related eye disease, is a natural phenomenon of aging. As we age, the lens in the eye becomes cloudy and vision gradually declines, and surgery is ready when vision is no longer able to meet the needs of daily living**.
Many centenarians have cataracts that have been delayed for a long time before, and they really can't see it, so they go to the hospital for **.
In fact, at this time, the cataract is too severe, and the general condition is poor, and the ordinary conventional cataract surgery has been delayed into a high-risk and complex cataract surgery.
At present, cataract surgery is not only a medical treatment to restore vision, but also an effective way to improve the quality of life of patients.
Li Tong suggested that elderly friends should be diagnosed early and early when they have cataracts, and people often say that "wait until they are ripe to do it" is incorrect, and cataracts can be arranged when they affect the patient's life.
Expert Profile
Li Tong
Director of the Ophthalmology Center
He has been engaged in clinical, scientific research and teaching in ophthalmology for more than 20 years, and has studied under Professor Zhao Beiquan, an ophthalmologist and postdoctoral fellow. He has published more than 20 articles and won 4 provincial and municipal scientific and technological achievement awards.
He is good at full femtosecond laser surgery, adolescent myopia prevention and control, orthokeratology lens fitting, implantation of various high-end lenses (trifocal, multifocal, astigmatism, ICL intraocular lens), phacoemulsification combined with intraocular lens implantation and Lensx femtosecond laser cataract surgery, etc., and has more than 100,000 successful surgical cases.