How Do They Do Cataract Surgery. A small incision is made along the side of the cornea. That lens is called an intraocular lens iol.
A high frequency ultrasound device or laser is used to carefully break up the cloudy lens into small fragments. Prior to surgery your eye will be dilated with eye drops. During cataract surgery your cloudy natural lens is removed and replaced with a clear artificial lens.
The surgery lasts about 1 hour and is almost painless.
The surgery lasts about 1 hour and is almost painless. Lens extraction is done using one of two procedures. In the procedure a surgeon makes a small incision in the cornea of the eye takes out the faulty lens and replaces it with a prosthetic called an intraocular lens iol. In fact an uncomplicated cataract procedure usually takes less than 10 minutes.
