Lens in the eye focuses light on the retina.
Opacities of the lens are called cataract.
Cataract may be present at birth or occur
due to injury but the most common cause is
related to age (Senile Cataract) and is the
reason for visual disability among the aged
population.
Sankara Nethralaya offers state of art small
incision surgery with phacoemulsification
and implantation of a foldable Intraocular
Lens. Nearly 70 cataract surgeries are done
at Sankara Nethralaya every day. Cataract
surgery in combination with other surgeries
like Glaucoma surgery, Corneal transplant,
Vitreoretinal surgeries are also performed
in the same sitting.
Facilities
Biometry : Ascan, IOL master
Nd Yag Laser
Legacy & Infinity Phaco emulsification
Units
Fully equipped ophthalmic operation
theaters
Wide range of Intraocular lenses, Endocapsularring
and Scleral fixated IOL's
Head of the Department
- Cataract and IOL Surgery
Dr Prema Padmanabhan
Sankara Nethralaya, JKCN Complex,
21, Pycrofts Garden Road,
Chennai 600 006.
Email ID:drpp@snmail.org
Tel:91-44-28233556, 28271616, 28311913 /
Extn. 2251
