The eye's Natural Lens
A cataract is a clouding of the eye's natural lens. The medical term for this condition is cataracts. The most common cause is age-related clouding of the lens. General health conditions such as diabetes can contribute to the development of cataracts.
A cataract means seeing as if through a frosted glass: colors fade, contrasts become weaker, and depth perception is severely limited. For those affected, this also poses a safety problem: driving, climbing stairs, finding a specific object can become more difficult and therefore more dangerous.
There are no drug therapies that can prevent or cure cataracts; the only solution is surgery. The introduction of new surgical techniques, new materials, new measurement methods, and new intraocular lenses has made cataract surgery much easier and safer in recent years.
The benefits of treatment can be experienced immediately:
The dependence on glasses, which previously had to be worn after surgery, can be drastically reduced through the use of premium lenses. Driving, reading, and playing sports are more enjoyable again.
The Symptoms
Patients with cataracts often describe the following symptoms:
Cataract surgery
Cataract surgery is the only treatment option. With over 700,000 procedures performed in Germany each year and more than 20 million worldwide, cataract surgery is the most common surgical procedure in Western countries.
The experienced specialists at the Eye Clinic Regensburg perform this procedure over 3000 times a year. In most cases, an injection anesthetic is not necessary. The surgery can usually be performed on an outpatient basis under topical or gel anesthesia, or if necessary, as an inpatient procedure.
Patients are operated on by experienced surgeons using the latest methods. Through continuous quality assurance and further development of surgical techniques, a high standard of surgical performance is guaranteed.