Do I want or need a multifocal lens after cataract surgery?

The greatest advantage of multifocal or trifocal intraocular lenses (IOLs) lies in their ability to provide a patients with excellent vision at multiple distances simultaneously, while reducing and in some cases even eliminating the need for glasses after cataract surgery. Unlike traditional monofocal lenses, multifocal IOLs can correct near, intermediate, and distance vision, offering greater…

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Neuropathic corneal pain

The condition known as neuropathic corneal pain makes your eyes, face, or head overly sensitive. Additionally, it harms them. Another name for this disease is corneal neuralgia. The precise origin of neuropathic corneal pain is unknown to doctors. They postulate that inflammation and corneal nerve injury are the causes. Your nervous system will not operate…

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Cornea laceration

The cornea is the eye’s crystal-clear front window. A cut on the cornea is known as a corneal laceration. Usually, it is brought on by something sharp flying into the eye. Another factor that can trigger it is a strong object, such a metallic hand tool, impacting the eye. A corneal laceration, which can partially…

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Can Herpes Affect The Eye?

The herpes simplex virus (HSV-1), which also causes cold sores around the lips and mouth, is the source of eye herpes, sometimes referred to as ocular herpes, a potentially dangerous infection of the eye. The most common way to get eye herpes is to touch a cold sore and then touch the eyes with contaminated…

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Cornea Transplants – Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty

Are newer types of cornea transplants like Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty or DMEK a safe and successful surgery? The first question that comes to your mind as a patient is about this newer type of corneal transplant procedure and its benefits. Is this right procedure for you and what happens if it does not work?…

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Corneal Transplant Surgery in Karachi

The cornea is the uppermost layer of the eye. It is a clear, transparent dome or lens shaped mass that refracts and focuses light back onto the retina, for clarity of vision. Damage to the cornea, whether due to eye disease, infection or injury, may result in cornea losing its transparency or changing shape (such…

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What is a cornea transplant?

The human cornea is a clear, transparent, dome shaped structure at the front of the eye that allows light to pass through while bending it and in so doing helping it come to a crisp focus on the retina.  Individuals who for a host of reasons, either due to inborn disease,  chemical injury to the…

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