Update on Cataract Surgery
A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032). This special issue belongs to the section "Perioperative Care".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 269
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Cataracts is a condition in which the crystalline lens loses transparency, and the primary symptom is loss of visual acuity. It also affects contrast sensitivity, color vision, and refraction. In severe cases, it leads to blindness. This disease is a leading cause of visual impairment and blindness, and epidemiological data show a progressive increase in the number of patients, making it an international health priority.
Surgery is the most effective method of cataract treatment, with approaches including needling, intracapsular cataract extraction, extracapsular cataract extraction, and phacoemulsification; more recently, femtosecond-laser-assisted cataract surgery, a less invasive technique, has become widely used. Recent advances in the intraocular lenses used in intraocular lens implantation, which is performed in conjunction with cataract extraction, have also been remarkable. At the same time, perioperative management has advanced, and cataract surgery has evolved from vision restoration surgery to refractive surgery.
This Special Issue will focus on recent advances in cataract surgery, its potential benefits, and unresolved issues that have not been answered. Submissions of original research and review articles are invited.
Dr. Atsushi Kawahara
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- cataract surgery
- refractive cataract surgery
- intraocular lens
- premium intraocular lens
- perioperative management
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