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15 If I don't want an implant, how can my vision be restored after cataract surgery? If an implant is not placed in the eye, cataract glasses or contact lenses are two options by which vision can be restored after surgery. Although cataract glasses ore a tried and true way to restore sight after surgery, they hove several drawbacks (see Figure 7). They moke things appear closer to you and about one-third larger than they really ore. In addition, they may make objects seem curved and distort side vision so that to see things clearly to the left or right, you have to turn your head instead of just glancing in that direction. You may also have trouble doing simple things like putting a key in a lock or going up and down stairs. Driving can also be difficult. However, many people get along quite well with cataract glasses. Contact lens Contact lenses provide more natural vision than do cataract glasses. Objects appear only slightly larger than they actually are, and side vision is more normal. However, contact lenses lie on the outer surface of the eye (see Figure 8) and most types hove to be removed, cleaned and reinserted relatively frequently. Older people may find them somewhat difficult to handle. Lens implants are optically superior to cataract eyeglasses. Vision with an implant is as close as possible to the normal vision you hod with your own natural lens. Lens implants are also more convenient than contact lenses. 16 How long have lens implants been used? The first lens implants were used over 30 years ago. More recently the design of implants has been improved and perfected and cataract surgery with lens implantation is now a common procedure. 17 How common is cataract surgery with lens implantation? In 1983, 700,000 cataract extractions were performed in the United States. Over 500,000 or 70% of these patients received lens implants. November 1985, NCMJ 655
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Fixed Title * | NCHH-17: North Carolina Medical Journal [1940-Present] |
Document Title | North Carolina Medical Journal [1940-Present] |
Subject Topical Other | Public Health -- Periodicals.; Physicians -- North Carolina -- Directory.; Societies, Medical -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Description | Includes Transactions of the Society, -1960; 1961- , Transactions issued separately, bound in.; Includes Transactions of the auxiliary to the Medical Society of the State of North Carolina and Proceedings of the North Carolina Public Health Association. Official organ of the Medical Society of the State of North Carolina, 1940-May 1972; of the North Carolina Medical Society, June 1972-. Vols. for 1940-May 1972 published by the Medical Society of the State of North Carolina; June 1972- by the North Carolina Medical Society. |
Contributor | Medical Society of the State of North Carolina. Transactions.; Medical Society of the State of North Carolina.; North Carolina Medical Society.; North Carolina Medical Society. Transactions.; North Carolina Public Health Association. Proceedings. |
Publisher | [Winston-Salem] : North Carolina Medical Society [etc.], 1940- |
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Date | 1985 |
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Document Title | North Carolina Medical Journal [1940-Present] |
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Description | Includes Transactions of the Society, -1960; 1961- , Transactions issued separately, bound in.; Includes Transactions of the auxiliary to the Medical Society of the State of North Carolina and Proceedings of the North Carolina Public Health Association. Official organ of the Medical Society of the State of North Carolina, 1940-May 1972; of the North Carolina Medical Society, June 1972-. Vols. for 1940-May 1972 published by the Medical Society of the State of North Carolina; June 1972- by the North Carolina Medical Society. |
Contributor | Medical Society of the State of North Carolina. Transactions.; Medical Society of the State of North Carolina.; North Carolina Medical Society.; North Carolina Medical Society. Transactions.; North Carolina Public Health Association. Proceedings. |
Publisher | [Winston-Salem] : North Carolina Medical Society [etc.], 1940- |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
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Date | 1985 |
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Volume Number | 46 |
Issue Number | 12 |
Page Number | 655 |
Health Discipline | Medicine |
Full Text | 15 If I don't want an implant, how can my vision be restored after cataract surgery? If an implant is not placed in the eye, cataract glasses or contact lenses are two options by which vision can be restored after surgery. Although cataract glasses ore a tried and true way to restore sight after surgery, they hove several drawbacks (see Figure 7). They moke things appear closer to you and about one-third larger than they really ore. In addition, they may make objects seem curved and distort side vision so that to see things clearly to the left or right, you have to turn your head instead of just glancing in that direction. You may also have trouble doing simple things like putting a key in a lock or going up and down stairs. Driving can also be difficult. However, many people get along quite well with cataract glasses. Contact lens Contact lenses provide more natural vision than do cataract glasses. Objects appear only slightly larger than they actually are, and side vision is more normal. However, contact lenses lie on the outer surface of the eye (see Figure 8) and most types hove to be removed, cleaned and reinserted relatively frequently. Older people may find them somewhat difficult to handle. Lens implants are optically superior to cataract eyeglasses. Vision with an implant is as close as possible to the normal vision you hod with your own natural lens. Lens implants are also more convenient than contact lenses. 16 How long have lens implants been used? The first lens implants were used over 30 years ago. More recently the design of implants has been improved and perfected and cataract surgery with lens implantation is now a common procedure. 17 How common is cataract surgery with lens implantation? In 1983, 700,000 cataract extractions were performed in the United States. Over 500,000 or 70% of these patients received lens implants. November 1985, NCMJ 655 |
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Article Title | Cataract And Lens Implant Surgery |
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