CATARACT SURGERY 

Today people are living longer and have more active life. They wish to have good quality of vision through out their lives. The general level of ambient lighting has been increasing around us over past few decades resulting in longer exposure periods

                          Various light sources in our surroundings environment like Sun, Office lights , Computers lasers, Welder's Arc Etc. has hazardous blue light.

Mechanism of Blue Light Toxicity

Blue Light has the highest amount of energy in the visible light spectrum . Blue light is absorbed by the retina and as a result retina may die gradually. This can result in retinal dysfunction and further loss of vision.

                  Once a person undergoes a cataract removal surgery, the natural lens along with its protective ability for blue light is removed. the natural lens is replaced with an artificial Intra ocular Lens (IOL) during Surgery. Most Of the present Intra Ocular Lenses (IOLs) have the ability to absorb UV rays but do not filter hazardous of blue light. This situation makes a person vulnerable to disease like age related Macular degeneration (ARMD) affecting his/her vision

Symptoms of Age Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD)

 Macula is a region on the retina where light rays are focused. Macular Degeneration is most often related to ageing . It usually start with the appearance of the spots on the retina. A person with macular may notice distortion of images. It start from center and lead to gradual blurring of vision that people may find noticeable when they try to read.

Role Of AcrySof® Natural

The latest advancement in foldable IOL technology has the answer "AcrySol Natural®" foldable intra ocular lenses from the leader in eye care- Alcon, USA. AcrySol Natural® IOL filter high energy blue light and provides excellent quality of vision for years to come. The AcrySof® Natural, which reduce the blue light transmission significantly co comes very close to the natural lens

The AcrySof® Natural Mimics the natural human lens

AcrySof® is the foldable IOL from Alcon-USA. it is the preffred lens of choice all over the world and in india. There are over 1.3 crore AcrySof® lens implanted through out the world.