A 72-year-old Northland widow is fearful she will go blind while waiting for cataract surgery. Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora says 300 people are on the waitlist for cataract surgery in Northland.
Cortical cataracts: These begin along the edge of the lens and slowly spread towards the center. Posterior subcapsular cataracts: Beginning behind the surface of the eye at the back of the lens, this ...
Three main types of lens opacity in age-related cataract are known: nuclear, cortical and posterior subcapsular cataract. Nuclear cataract is more commonly found in the elderly population and ...
Occasionally, the eye tissue that encapsulates the IOL can cloud the new lens — a condition that is known as “posterior capsular opacification” or “secondary cataract,” which can develop months or ...
Posterior capsule opacification (PCO) still remains a frequent postoperative consequence of an uneventful uncomplicated extracapsular cataract surgery. The incidence of PCO is on the decline.