Guangzhou Zhongshan Ophthalmology Department, what are the risks and complications of lens implantation?

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Guangzhou Zhongshan Ophthalmology Department

Guangzhou Zhongshan Ophthalmology Department is a well-known ophthalmic hospital in Guangzhou, which provides a variety of ophthalmic treatment services for the majority of patients. In the lens implantation surgery, as the most common ophthalmic surgery, there are also certain risks and complications.

Risk 1: Infection

Lens implantation is a minimally invasive surgery, in which the intraocular lens is implanted into the eyeball through an incision. During the operation, if the operating environment cannot be strictly controlled, such as the surgical instruments cannot be strictly sterilized, and the air in the operating room is not clean, it may lead to infection of the operation site.

Infection can cause eye pain, redness, swelling and other symptoms. In serious cases, it may also cause corneal ulcer and vision damage. Therefore, the operating environment should be strictly controlled during the operation to ensure that the operation is sterile.

Risk 2: increased intraocular pressure after surgery

After lens implantation, some patients may have elevated intraocular pressure. This may be due to the obstruction of aqueous circulation during the operation, or the lens implantation affects the drainage of aqueous humor.

Elevated intraocular pressure may cause damage to the optic nerve, resulting in vision loss or blindness. Therefore, the patient needs to regularly recheck the intraocular pressure after surgery, and deal with abnormalities in a timely manner.

Risk 3: myopia or hyperopia

In some lens implantation operations, appropriate intraocular lens power is selected according to the patient's diopter for implantation. However, the selection of degrees in surgery is not completely accurate, and there will be some errors.

Therefore, myopia or hyperopia may occur after surgery, which affects the visual quality of patients. However, most of these cases can be corrected by wearing appropriate glasses or performing laser correction surgery.

Risk 4: Visual distortion

After the lens implantation surgery, some patients may have postoperative vision distortion. This may be due to the adaptation problem between the implanted intraocular lens and the eyeball during the surgery, which leads to inaccurate refraction of light, thus affecting the patient's visual effect.

The deformation of the visual object may lead to the decline of the patient's vision and affect their daily life and work. In case of visual distortion found after surgery, the patient can discuss with the doctor to find appropriate solutions, such as replacing the appropriate degree of intraocular lens.

summary

Guangzhou Zhongshan Ophthalmology Department provides professional lens implantation services for patients, but there are certain risks and complications in lens implantation surgery. This includes infection, postoperative elevated intraocular pressure, myopia or hyperopia, and visual distortion. Before surgery, patients should understand these risks and fully communicate with doctors in order to make wise decisions.