Accelerate Radiation Cataract Incidence

In addition influenced by age, cataracts are also influenced by excessive exposure to ultraviolet light. Indonesia is located in the tropics with abundant sunshine citizens should be alert to the possibility of developing cataracts.

"Use the appropriate glasses to prevent excessive ultraviolet exposure," said Dr. Darwan M Purba, director of the Jakarta Eye Hospital Eye Center (JEC) Kedoya, (15/02/1014), in Jakarta.

Cataract accounts for 70 percent of the total 3.6 million cases of blindness in Indonesia. "Therefore, a cataract should get more attention," said Darwan.

Cataracts (endophthalmitis) is a microbial infection of the weight on the whole inflammation intraocular tissues. The infection is usually accompanied by pain, redness of the conjunctiva, and can lead to blindness. The number of cataract patients in Indonesia is the third largest in the world, as well as the first order for the Southeast Asian region.

According to Dr. Budi Riyanto Setiyo, an eye specialist who is also Medical Director of the JEC Kedoya, cataracts most commonly found in elderly people, especially over 50 years. Cataracts can not be treated with medication, but should be treated through surgery. Glasses only serves to reduce temporary blurring of vision.

Cataract surgery using a knife is a common method to solve or eliminate cloudiness in the lens. However, since the last two years, the hospital has done Kedoya JEC method bledeless surgery without a knife or laser cataract surgery with a zero percent success infections. "JEC Kedoya has conducted 5,455 cataract operations from 2012 to 2014 and there was no postoperative infection".

In cataract surgery the old way, the cornea is opened and surgery along 5-7 millimeters. While the operation is only open from 1.4 to 2.2 millimeters. Thus, the healing time is much faster.