Cataract surgery – we are happy to advise you!
Your ophthalmologist Doctor-medic 
Doctor-Medic Liliana-Iulia Bányai, ophthalmologist
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Cataract surgery – we are happy to advise you!
Your ophthalmologist Doctor-medic
Cataract surgery – For many years, medicine has relied on the use of modern artificial lenses in cataract surgery. The only effective treatment is surgery. As part of the cataract surgery, your clouded lens is replaced by an artificial lens (multifocal lens) in the eye. After that, it is possible to regain your full vision and see and read perfectly again.
Are you wondering whether you are suitable for cataract surgery? Take the test – Click here for the cataract surgery aptitude test.
In the case of cataracts, a clouding of the eye lens takes place (so-called lens clouding), which is often the result of the natural aging process, but can also be triggered by certain metabolic diseases. Vision deteriorates significantly.
Cataract symptoms are often manifested by creeping poorer vision, fainter colors, increased glare sensitivity or a veiled, foggy and greyish vision.
If left untreated, cataracts can lead to blindness. The only permanent treatment option is cataract surgery, which is now a routine procedure and can restore your vision.
Our competent ophthalmologist team is at your disposal at seven practice locations with three centres for cataract surgery in the western region of Stuttgart.
Ms Doctor-medic Bányai is one of the most experienced ophthalmologists in the treatment of cataracts. She herself has performed more than 50,000 eye surgeries.
The successful methods for treating cataracts are manual lens replacement (using a scalpel) and laser-assisted lens replacement. Cataract surgery using modern laser technology is an established method in ophthalmology that is painless, simple and safe thanks to advanced technology.
Every year, more than 750,000 procedures are performed in Germany to treat cataracts, which has made this operation routine.
In cataract surgery, the clouded lens is replaced painlessly with an artificial lens. The operation is usually performed under local anaesthesia, but general anaesthesia is possible on request.
The cost of cataract surgery depends largely on the method chosen and the type of lens. The statutory health insurance (GKV) covers the basic care (surgery with scalpel and standard lens), which corresponds to a share of approx. €465.52 for medical services and approx. €137.00 for the lens per eye.
The following amounts represent the remaining own share for both eyes after deduction of the cash benefits. Approximately €600 in anaesthesia costs must also be borne for the operation.
Opting for a premium treatment at Bányai Augenheilkunde is an investment in your long-term quality of life. While a standard operation is only aimed at removing the opacity of the lens, modern special lenses allow for an improved lifestyle.
With multifocal lenses, you can see steplessly in the distance, in the intermediate area (e.g. on the computer) and nearby, which makes you completely independent of glasses in 90-95% of your everyday life. Patients suffering from a corneal curvature benefit from toric lenses that correct this visual defect and thus enable a really clear image.
The additional use of the femtosecond laser also offers the highest level of computer-controlled precision and safety, which goes far beyond the possibilities of a manual scalpel cut.
We will discuss together which path is right for you in a detailed preliminary examination. We measure your eye with state-of-the-art technology to give you a recommendation tailored exactly to your anatomy and your personal viewing habits.
The procedure of cataract surgery is as follows: In order to be able to expect the best surgical result, we carry out precise preliminary examinations. The course of your cataract disease is accurately diagnosed and the cataract surgery is planned.
You can already carry out the aptitude test online to determine whether you are suitable for surgery. Furthermore, optical biometrics are often carried out using laser technology (IOL master) for lens calculation. The opacity of the lens by means of the slit lamp is also examined. We also check your intraocular pressure.
The LENSAR laser (a femtosecond laser) replaces the hand of the surgeon/ophthalmologist and thus ensures an exactly circular incision on the lens capsule during the procedure of cataract surgery. At the same time, the laser produces perfect access cuts and takes care of the gentle fragmentation of the lens affected by cataracts.
This procedure during cataract surgery only takes a minute and is much safer than the conventional procedure thanks to the LENSAR technology.
The body’s own cloudy lens of the operated eye, which is affected by cataracts, is removed: For this purpose, the old lens core is aspirated.
Now the selected multifocal lens is pushed through the tiny opening of the laser cut and positioned. The new lens must have exactly the same refractive power as the body’s own lens. The multifocal lenses unfold gently inside the eye, which is affected by cataracts, where the lens is anchored with the help of small elastic temples.
The incision during the procedure through which the lens is inserted is so tiny that it does not have to be closed by a seam.
There will be follow-up examinations by your ophthalmologist who will monitor the healing process and accompany you with questions.
An occasional side effect when using an artificial lens is the so-called “secondary cataract” – a slight clouding of the capsule bag – but this is easy and quick to treat.
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The healing process after cataract surgery usually takes two weeks. The cataract surgery on the eye is usually done on an outpatient basis, a stay in an eye clinic is not necessary.
If both eyes are affected by cataracts, cataract surgery will be performed by our ophthalmologist at intervals of one week per eye.
The lenses are replaced in two operations on the patient.
Immediately after cataract surgery and in the first few days, people should refrain from driving until the ophthalmologist gives the green light again and the patient can see and read well on their own. Antibiotic eye drops are prescribed to support the healing process and prevent inflammation.
Thanks to the possibilities of surgery for cataracts and state-of-the-art surgical methods, people no longer have to go blind with cataracts. On the contrary, full visual acuity when seeing and reading is restored through a new eye lens. Vision aids such as reading glasses become superfluous.
Our ophthalmologists will talk to you in detail about your individual requirements and the expected outcome of cataract surgery . They will explain to you what to expect on the day of the operation and what you need to pay attention to. Of course, they also take care of the aftercare that is necessary after the cataract surgery.
Our years of experience and our service around the treatment and surgery of cataracts make our laser eye centers the first address in the Stuttgart area. Feel free to contact us and request all the information for your personal laser treatment of cataracts.
Meet our doctors for cataract surgery. Owner and ophthalmologist Ms. Doctor-medic Bányai and Mr. Dr. med. Zurdel currently operate on cataracts in our eye surgery centres in Leonberg, Stuttgart Mitte and Böblingen.
At the Leonberg and Böblingen sites, you will be operated by:
Specialist training at the Katharinenhospital Stuttgart, own practice in Leonberg since 1996, now seven modern practice locations, two surgical centers in Böblingen and Leonberg as well as a state-of-the-art laser eye center and surgical center in Stuttgart-Mitte.
At the Stuttgart-Mitte and Leonberg locations, you will be operated by:
Clinical and operative training at the University Eye Clinic Hamburg-Eppendorf, specialist in ophthalmology since 2003, from 2004 to 2013 as senior physician with management in the field of retinal surgery at Katharinenhospital Stuttgart.
Just make a personal appointment with us. An examination will also take place as part of the conversation. We will also inform and advise you on the topic of cataract surgery. As well as the insertion of a new lens into the eye.
Now new: Since your health is very important to us, we also offer the E-Eye treatment in addition to the surgical treatment of cataracts for all our patients. We have summarized all the important information for you in our blog post.
When a cataract is operated on depends on various factors. This primarily includes the subjective sensation of visual impairment.
In some professions and also when driving, a certain visual performance is a mandatory prerequisite. In such cases, surgery is necessary at an early stage. This also applies if the visual performance is not yet severely impaired from a subjective point of view.
A congenital cataract should be operated on immediately after diagnosis. Only then will children have the chance to learn to see correctly.
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