Cataract Surgery (Phacoemulsification)

🔬How Cataract Surgery (Phacoemulsification) is Performed

• 1Pre-operative assessment — blood work, ECG, imaging, and fitness for local anesthesia
• 2Administration of local anesthesia by the anaesthesia team
• 3Surgical access — incisions or ports created based on open or minimally invasive approach
• 4Core procedure: Removal of the eye's clouded natural lens using ultrasound energy, followed by implantation of an artificial intraocular lens (IOL) to restore clear vision.
• 5Haemostasis, drain placement if needed, and systematic closure of surgical layers
• 6Transfer to recovery room for anaesthesia reversal and vital-sign monitoring