Interprofessional care Cataracts

Interprofessional care

Nonsurgical therapy
- Visual aids
  - Changing eyewear prescription
  - Reading glasses
  - Magnifiers
  - Increased lighting
Surgical therapy
- Preoperative phase
  - History and physical assessment
  - Eye drops
  - Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory
  - Dilating
  - Dark glasses minimize photophobia
  - Monitor for systemic toxicity
- Intraoperative phase
  - Cataract extraction is an intraocular procedure
  - An operating microscope is used
- Phacoemulsification
  - Most common form of cataract surgery
  - Ultrasonic vibrations dissolve lens into fragments that are suctioned out
  - Sutures are not usually required
- Extracapsular cataract extraction procedure
  - Used for advanced cataracts
  - Entire cataract is removed
  - Sutures are required
  - Recovery is often slower
    - Implementation of intraocular lens
      - Almost all patients have an intraocular lens (IOL) implanted at the time of cataract extraction surgery.
      - The lens of choice is a posterior chamber lens that is implanted in the capsular bag behind the iris.
      - Antibiotics and corticosteroids may be administered after surgery.
- Postoperative phase
  - Outpatient procedure unless complications occur
  - Antibiotic and corticosteroid eye drops
  - Limiting activities
  - Follow-up visits

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