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Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Small Incision Cataract Surgery PreOp Patient Education
Small Incision Cataract Surgery PreOp Patient Education
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Your doctor has recommended that you undergo lens replacement surgery to treat a cataract. But what does that actually mean?
The human eye is constructed like a camera - with a clear lens in the front. The lens is located just behind the iris. It is contained in an elastic capsule. This capsule will serve as the housing for the new lens. All light that enters the eye has to pass through this lens.
As we age, this lens can become cloudy and gradually lose its ability to focus properly. This is called a cataract.If left untreated, a cataract can grow steadily worse - interfering more and more with your vision.
Generally, replacing a cataract with an artificial lens is a simple procedure.
It usually involves a single incision in the white of the eye. Through this single opening the cataract is removed and the artificial lens is inserted.
Your Procedure:
On the day of your operation, you will be asked to put on a surgical gown.
You may receive a sedative by mouth and an intravenous line may be put in.
And you'll given eye drops to dilate, or open, the pupil.
You will then be transferred to the operating table.
To begin, the surgeon will use a special instrument to gently hold the eyelids apart.
Then the surgeon will apply an antiseptic solution to the skin around the eye before injecting a local anesthetic.
While the anesthetic is taking effect, the surgeon will position a microscope in front of the eye.
By now, the pupil will be fully open, or dilated.
When the operative field is numb, the surgeon will use the microscope to help make a very small incision just 3 millimeters above the iris. The lens is located just behind the iris contained in the elastic capsule.
Next the surgeon will open the top of the capsule and remove the lens. Most likely, your doctor will use a small probe which vibrates at a high frequency.
The probes vibrations break the old lens into microscopic pieces which can then be drawn out with gentle suction.
Through the small incision, the surgeon will then insert the new lens.
The lens is actually rolled up inside a special injector, designed to fit through the small incision made above the iris.
With the tip of the injector inside the eye, the surgeon slowly injects the new lens where it unfolds into position.
Because of the small size of the incision, often your surgeon will complete surgery without putting in any stitches.
Vision will gradually improve during normal healing over a period of 5 to 8 weeks.
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Sunday, May 15, 2016
Cystoscopy Male Surgery PreOp® Patient Engagement and Education...
Cystoscopy Male Surgery PreOp® Patient Engagement and Education
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The lower urinary tract allows your body to store and release urine.
It’s made up of two parts, the bladder and the urethra….
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Sunday, May 8, 2016
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Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Cystoscopy Male Surgery PreOp® Patient Engagement and Education
Cystoscopy Male Surgery PreOp® Patient Engagement and Education
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The lower urinary tract allows your body to store and release urine.
It's made up of two parts, the bladder and the urethra.
Your bladder is a hollow organ that expands as it fills with urine. Because it is made of muscular tissue, it can also contract and force urine to pass out of the body, through the urethra. Your urethra carries urine from the bladder all the way through the opening in the penis.
Your doctor feels that it is necessary to examine the interior of the urethra and bladder, to try to determine the cause of a problem that you may be having.
Symptoms that may call for a routine Cystoscopy include:
* Persistent infection of the urinary tract
* Bladder stones
* Bleeding while urinating
* Irritation due to polyps, or
* Changes to the bladder caused by cancer.
Cystoscopy is a simple procedure during which your doctor will insert a well-lubricated, instrument called a cystoscope through your urethra and into your bladder.
The cystoscope allows your doctor to visually inspect the interior of your bladder. It also allows your doctor to remove small pieces of tissue for later examination and even to crush small bladder stones, should any be present.
Any tissue that your doctor removes from your bladder will be sent immediately to a laboratory for analysis. Your doctor will ask the laboratory to check for any sign of cancer or other abnormality.
So make sure that you ask your doctor to carefully explain the reasons behind this recommendation.
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