{"id":52141,"date":"2018-10-14T11:00:38","date_gmt":"2018-10-14T11:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lombardovision.it\/specialita-cliniche-c\/cataratta\/"},"modified":"2018-12-08T10:11:12","modified_gmt":"2018-12-08T10:11:12","slug":"cataract","status":"publish","type":"dt_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.lombardovision.it\/en\/clinical-specialities\/cataract\/","title":{"rendered":"Cataract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row content_placement=&#8221;top&#8221; type=&#8221;vc_default&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1539363335408{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1539363351444{padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"twentytwenty-container\" data-orientation=\"horizontal\" data-offset=\"0.5\"><img class=\"preload-me\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lombardovision.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paesaggio-normale.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\"  alt=\"\"><img class=\"preload-me\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lombardovision.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paesaggio-cataratta.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\"  alt=\"\"><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1542379341696{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<em>On the left, a simulated view in the case of a transparent crystalline lens. Right, in eye with cataracts.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-358969e2621b2cc03\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-358969e2621b2cc03 uvc-7260 accent-border-color\" data-hspacer=\"line_only\"  data-halign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><div class=\"uvc-main-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-358969e2621b2cc03 h2'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:24px;\",\"line-height\":\"desktop:32px;\"}' ><h2 style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Cataract and cataract surgery<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer line_only\" style=\"margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:10px;height:3px;\"><span class=\"uvc-headings-line\" style=\"border-style:solid;border-bottom-width:3px;border-color:;width:200px;\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"uvc-sub-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-358969e2621b2cc03 .uvc-sub-heading '  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:18px;\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"font-weight:bold;\"><strong>Give back the light and the colors to your life<\/strong><\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1542379306167{padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]Dr. Marco Lombardo and his staff offer professional medical advice, <strong>diagnosis and surgical treatment of cataract<\/strong>. Cataract surgery is performed with the most advanced techniques and instrumentation, under topical anesthesia using eye drops and as an outpatient procedure.[\/vc_column_text][vc_accordion active_tab=&#8221;false&#8221; collapsible=&#8221;yes&#8221; title_size=&#8221;h4&#8243; style=&#8221;3&#8243;][vc_accordion_tab title=&#8221;Cataract surgery&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1542379402680{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<strong>Cataract<\/strong> is an opacification of the crystalline lens. The most frequent symptoms of cataract are <strong>blurred vision<\/strong>, <strong>diplopia<\/strong>, <strong>halos and glare<\/strong>, which worsens with disease progression.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=&#8221;Cataract surgical techniques&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Phacoemulsification<\/strong> is the traditional and most used method for removing cataract. Cataract is removed through a mini corneal incision that requires no sutures. Femtosecond laser can be used together with phacoemulsification; the <strong>femtosecond laser<\/strong> is used to create the corneal incisions, the capsulorexis and the fragmentation of the cataract. The intervention is then concluded using the phacoemulsifier and implanting an intraocular lens.<\/p>\n<p>The cataract is replaced with an <strong>artificial lens<\/strong> (intraocular lens) that allows vision correction.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=&#8221;Posterior capsular opacification&#8221;][vc_column_text]The <strong>posterior capsular opacification<\/strong>, also said <strong>secondary cataract<\/strong>, consists of an opacification of the posterior capsule of the lens, in which the intraocular lens is inserted after cataract surgery. Treatment of secondary cataract takes advantage of the use of the <strong>Yag laser<\/strong>, which is able to clean the posterior capsule of the lens and restore clear vision. 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