{"id":5909,"date":"2015-02-10T23:27:35","date_gmt":"2015-02-10T22:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microchirurgiaoculare.com\/?page_id=5909"},"modified":"2016-01-25T10:14:04","modified_gmt":"2016-01-25T09:14:04","slug":"cataract-and-maculopathy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.microchirurgiaoculare.com\/en\/eye-conditions\/cataract-and-maculopathy\/","title":{"rendered":"Cataract and Maculopathy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nMaculopathy<\/strong> causes a decreased central vision, making it difficult to drive, read and face recognition. Maculopathy<\/strong> often affects old people and so it is frequently associated with cataract.<\/strong><\/p>\n

When maculopathy and cataract are experienced together<\/strong>, it is best to cure maculopathy first<\/strong>, and then move onto cataract; this is because vision lost because of maculopathy is hard to restore, while vision lost because of cataract can be easily restored after surgery.<\/p>\n

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Today, there are intraocular lenses<\/a><\/strong> especially developed for patients with advanced maculopathy and cataract<\/strong>, that can significantly improve vision enlarging the image and moving it on a healthy portion of the retina.<\/p>\n

Maculopathy in fact, affects the central part of the retina (called macula), but portions around are perfectly healthy. Moving the image with this lens improves vision.<\/p>\n

The latest innovation in curing maculopathy and cataract is the new intraocular lens called iolAMD<\/strong>, that is composed of two intraocular lenses<\/strong>, placed inside the eye during standard cataract surgery.<\/p>\n

\"4231_LEHP_iolAMD_2415\"<\/a>This lenses have a sophisticated geometry and function just like a galilean telescope that enlarges the image of 1.3 times and moves it on a healthy portion of the retina; this portion then replaced the functionality of the macula. Depending on the disease degree, patients can also start reading or driving again after surgery.<\/p>\n

This surgery that cures both maculopathy and cataract<\/strong> can be compared to cataract surgery<\/a>; it lasts for about 10 minutes<\/strong> and is performed with topic anesthesia, using a collyrium.<\/p>\n

Dr. Badal\u00e0 contributed developing this lens and is the first italian surgeon that used it. In September 2014, he showed the first usage data during the European Cataract Surgery Convention (ESCRS).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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