Cataract Surgery

Cataract surgery abroad - Prague, the Czech Republic

Description of cataract surgery

Cataract surgery abroad with toric (cylindrical) Acrysof yellow lens, protective gell and microincision system. The cloudy lens is painlessly crushed with ultrasound and drained. The eye surgeon implants new artificial AcrySof yellow lens instead of it. The surgery is performed with up to 2.2 mm microincision.

Symptoms of cataract

Cataract means reduced transparency (opacity) and hardening of the eye lens that is normally clear. Most often we experience cataract after 60 years of age. Among the risk factors for cataract occurrence are mainly age, general diseases, diabetes, using some medicines on a long-term basis, smoking and eye injury.

Duration of cataract surgery

The surgery takes place in an ambulatory setting. It takes about 10 minutes. The patient can leave the clinic immediately after the surgery. Next day is post-operative check up and then one more before you leave. If only one eye is to be operated you need to stay in Prague 1 week, for both eyes you need to stay 10 days.

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Best lens on the market

The quality of your vision depends on the quality of the lens. Lenses can be made of many different materials. Major worlds experts agree together, which is quite rare - they consider hydrophobic acrylate with blue light filter to be the best material - it is used by Alcon Laboratories Inc from the USA to produce AcrySof Restore lenses.

Your surgery in Prague can be performed with the following lens:

• Monofocal Acrysof lens
• Multifocal AcrySof IQ Restor IOL

Toric lens for patients with stronger astigmatism

• Monofocal AcrySof IQ Toric IOL
• AcrySof IQ Restor Multifocal Toric IOL

What drops will I use?

You will apply TOBRADEX drops in the post-operative period; these drops are a combination of an antibiotic and a anti-inflammatory ..

Will my eye be bandaged after the surgery?

Yes, it will. Keep the bandage on until you see the doctor on the first post-operative ..

Can I smoke and drink alcohol?

If you are a heavy smoker, it is probably useless to talk you out of a cigarette. Reasonable amount of alcohol is not harmful for the eye. If you ..

When do I have to come to see the doctor?

The first postoperative examination is right on the second day after the surgery (i.e. the first post-operative day). Next postoperative ..

How long shall I be on sick leave?

In the case of office work, we recommend 1 to 3 days of sick leave. In the case of hard work and work in a polluted environment, we recommend 2 to ..

How long should I avoid using computer and watching TV?

Using computer and watching TV cannot be harmful for you after the surgery. A lot of patients watch TV in the evening of the day of surgery. If ..

When can I travel by plane?

Anytime. Non-laser surgery does not reduce the ability to travel as a plane passenger. If it is necessary, you can theoretically do so immediately ..

When can I start to drive a car?

In terms of the function of seeing, most patients are able to drive in 2 to 3 weeks after the surgery. Please, wait with driving until the other ..

How long after the surgery can I go on holiday to the sea?

We will be more relaxed if you do not bathe in swimming pools, seawater and natural freshwater for 5 weeks after non-laser surgery. Schedule the ..

How long after the surgery can I go skiing?

Those who never fall, can go skiing in 4 weeks after the non-laser surgery). The rest of us can go only in 6 weeks and we will use ski ..

How will seeing develop after the surgery?

After the bandage is removed on the first day of surgery, the seeing might be blurred and a bit like under water. It is going to clear out already ..

What is Nd_YAG laser?

Nd_YAG laser is device used to treat the iris before the intraocular contact lens is implanted. It is also used for so-called capsulotomy during ..

In what time is the other eye operated on?

In the case of ICL, RLE and PRELEX, the other eye is usually operated on 1 week after the first surgery. If you have a really important reason for ..

What is cataract?

Cataract means reduced transparency (opacity) and hardening of the eye lens that is normally clear. The cloudy lens prevents rays of light from ..

Is my cataract mature enough to receive surgery?

Compared to today, cataract surgery was performed in a quite different way twenty years ago. By freezing it to a liquid nitrogen-cooled probe, ..

How is cataract treated?

There are no medicines, drops, diets, exercises or special glasses that might remove the occurrence of cataract one day. Surgery is the only ..

What is an intraocular lens?

An intraocular lens is made of plastic. It compensates the dioptric power of the removed cloudy human lens. It is put in the original human ..

Do you include soft lenses in the base price?

Yes, we do. And not just that. You will receive Alcon AcrySof Natural yellow lens and quality Alcon protective gel at the base price of the ..

What is protective intraocular gel?

The fine structures of the eye need to be protected against damage during the surgery. Special gel (viscoelastic material) is used for this ..