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Cataract and White areas in the Eye

  • Post author:EnvisionMarketing
  • Post published:January 4, 2021
  • Post category:Cataract Facts and Myths / Uncategorized
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Myth: A cataract is a growth on the white area of your eye. Fact: Inside our eyes, we have a natural lens. The lens bends light to help us see clearly.…

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Cataract Myth #8

Cataract Myth #8

  • Post author:EnvisionMarketing
  • Post published:July 24, 2020
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Myth: Cataract surgery is unsafe. Fact: Cataract surgery is one of the safest and most highly perfected surgical procedures in medicine, with a more than 98% success rate.  Most problems…

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Cataract Myth #7

Cataract Myth #7

  • Post author:EnvisionMarketing
  • Post published:July 24, 2020
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Myth: You have no control over the development of cataracts. Fact: Although everyone will develop cataracts if they get old enough you could postpone it by ‘n few years by…

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Cataract Facts vs Myths #6

Cataract Facts vs Myths #6

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  • Post published:July 24, 2020
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Myth: Cataract surgery is painful and risky.  Fact: Cataract surgery is one of the safest and most highly perfected surgical procedures in medicine, with a more than 95 percent success…

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Cataract Myths #5

Cataract Myths #5

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  • Post published:July 24, 2020
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Myth: A cataract is a film that grows over the eye, and it can grow back after surgery. Fact: A Cataract is a cloudiness of the crystalline lens inside the…

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Cataract Myth #4

Cataract Myth #4

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  • Post published:July 24, 2020
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Myth: Not everyone gets cataracts. Fact: If we are blessed to live long enough, we will all get cataracts.  A cataract is the clouding of the natural lens. The first…

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Cataract Myth vs Fact #3

Cataract Myth vs Fact #3

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  • Post published:July 24, 2020
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Myth#3: Cataract surgery is painful. Fact: Most patients claim that cataract surgery is pain-free. The procedure is rendered pain free, as medication is used to maximise your comfort throughout cataract surgery. Both…

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Cataract Myth vs Fact #2

Cataract Myth vs Fact #2

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  • Post published:July 24, 2020
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Myth: You cannot fly after cataract surgery. Fact: You can fly the day after cataract surgery Flying away from your ophthalmologist’s practice is more of concern of separation from your…

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Cataract Myth #1:

Cataract Myth #1:

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  • Post published:July 24, 2020
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Cataract Fact vs Myth  Myth #1:You have to wear glasses permanently after cataract surgery Fact:Spectacle independence after cataract surgery is possible As with many technologies, like cell phones, technical advances…

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Will my medical aid pay for cataract surgery?

Will my medical aid pay for cataract surgery?

  • Post author:EnvisionMarketing
  • Post published:July 24, 2020
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The short answer is: Yes! Cataracts are a PMB (Prescribed Minimum Benefit) condition. This means that medical aids are by law required to cover basic cataract surgery.

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