Cataract Treatment & Surgery at ARC Eye Centre
Cataract is a clouding of the natural lens inside the eye. The lens normally helps focus light so you can see clearly.
With age or other factors, the lens becomes cloudy—similar to looking through a foggy or dirty window leading to blurry vision
Type of Cataract
- Age-related Cataracts: This is the most common type, developing as a natural part of aging. Changes in the lens of the eye lead to cloudiness, affecting vision over time.
- Traumatic Cataracts: These occur due to serious eye injuries that damage the lens, potentially leading to cataract formation.
- Pediatric Cataracts: Children can also develop cataracts, which may be congenital (present at birth) or acquired later due to various factors
- Secondary Cataracts: These can develop as a result of other medical conditions, such as diabetes, or as a side effect of medications like steroids
- Radiation Cataracts: Exposure to certain types of radiation can cause cataracts, often seen in patients who have undergone radiation therapy.
Common Symptoms
- Blurred or hazy vision
- Glare or sensitivity to bright light
- Difficulty seeing at night
- Colours appearing faded or yellowish
- Frequent changes in glasses prescription
- Double vision in one eye
When Is the Right Time for Cataract Surgery?
Cataract surgery is recommended when the cloudy lens in the eye starts affecting your daily life. There is no fixed age or vision number—surgery is based on how much your vision is impacting you.
You may be ready for cataract surgery if you experience:
- Blurry or dim vision that interferes with reading, driving, or watching TV
- Difficulty seeing at night or increased glare from headlights
- Trouble recognizing faces
- Frequent changes in your glasses prescription
- Colors appearing faded or yellow
- Difficulty with bright sunlight or indoor lighting
What to Expect From Cataract Surgery
Cataract surgery in Gurgaon is one of the safest and most successful surgeries worldwide. It is usually a day-care, painless procedure performed under local anaesthesia.
Before Surgery
- • A detailed eye examination will be done
- • Measurements to select your intraocular lens (IOL)
- • Instructions about fasting and medications will be given
- • You will be awake, but the eye will be numbed
- • The cloudy lens is removed
- • A clear artificial lens (IOL) is implanted
- • Surgery usually takes 10–15 minutes
- • No stitches in most cases
After Surgery Vision
Vision starts improving within a few hours to days
- • Final clarity may take 2-7 days
- • Reading glasses may still be required depending on IOL type
Medications
- • Use prescribed eye drops for 4–6 weeks
- • Can resume normal light activities the next day
Avoid
- • Rubbing the eye
- • Heavy lifting or strenuous exercise (1–2 weeks)
- • Swimming (2 weeks)
- • Dust/smoke exposure
Medications
- • Rubbing the eye
- • Heavy lifting or strenuous exercise (1–2 weeks)
- • Swimming (2 weeks)
- • Dust/smoke exposure
Expected Normal Symptoms
- • Mild irritation, watering, or foreign body sensation
- • Slight blurry or fluctuating vision
- • Mild redness
These settle in a few days.
When to Seek Urgent Medical Help
- • Severe or increasing pain
- • Sudden drop in vision
- • Increasing redness or swelling
- • Flashes of light or many floaters
- • Discharge from the eye
Results & Success
- • Discharge from the eye
- • Dependence on glasses depends on the IOL chosen
- • Cataract does not come back, but the capsule may become cloudy (PCO), which is easily treatable with a simple laser procedure (YAG).