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All You Need To Know About Cataract Surgery

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A cataract is a vision disorder that causes clouding of the lens inside the eyes resulting in blurred vision. This is a very common disorder in people who are aged and cannot be corrected with glasses, contact lenses or corneal refractive surgery like Lasik. In such cases, the doctor may recommend surgery in which original lenses are removed and replaced with the artificial ones. Many a time , people suffering from cataract may not experience any change in the vision but as it grows, symptoms like dim, blurred or double vision may occur. At the same time, one might not be able to stare at the sun instead see a halo around bright lights. A lot of people prefer to undergo  cataract surgery in Delhi  due to the availability of top hospitals which use highly advanced technology and latest approaches, thus allowing maximum precision, accuracy and safety.  Cataract surgery basics The procedure basically involves the removal of cloudy lenses which are then...

Liver Transplant: Leap Towards A Longer And Better Life

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Liver transplant is a surgical procedure that is performed on patients suffering from end-stage liver disease, for improving the quality of life, as well as, for adding some more years to it. It is usually the last resort of treatment when all other options fail to give positive results. At present, liver transplant in India is in its golden period with more than 25,000 transplants performed annually. Undergoing a liver transplant is definitely not a small deal and you have to prepare for it both physically as well as mentally. On top of that, finding the right donor can also be a cause of concern. However, the Best hospitals in India have their own organ banks where you can register yourself and get informed as soon as they find a suitable donor. No doubt liver transplant is a major surgery, but the use of cutting edge techniques and equipment has uncomplicated the procedure and made it convenient for both the patients as well as the doctors. The liver is the largest g...

Kidney Transplant: Know How To Prepare Yourself

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Being a life-changing decision, kidney transplant is nothing less than a miracle. But it alone cannot assure the success here, it becomes very imperative to take precautionary measures and stay alert in order to experience the maximum benefits and come back to your normal life.  Kidney transplant in India  has become quite common and due to the sea change in the technology, most of the transplants are successful today. However, the long term success of the transplant depends on several factors. 3 things on which you need to keep a close eye post-kidney transplant: Don’t let your body reject your new kidney Being one of the most common complications, rejection may occur after receiving a transplant. It is very often that your body does not accept your transplanted kidney as it considers as a foreign element. Rejection is quite common after any transplant surgery.  Rejection can be classified into two different types:        ...

All You Should Know About Joint Replacement

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Surgery is always the last option after physical therapy and medical treatment. Similarly, joint replacement surgery is often opted by people when your body does not respond to other medical treatments. However, it is considered as a highly effective way of eliminating joint pain, correcting a deformity, and helping improve the patient’s mobility (movement). Commonly orthopedics and joint replacement surgery are performed to treat advanced arthritis. People who often have severe joint pain, stiffness, limping, muscle weakness, limited motion, and swelling undergo joint replacement surgery. However, there are certain factors which determine the surgery like the joint that is affected and the amount of damage, patients may have trouble with ordinary activities such as walking, putting on socks and shoes, getting into and out of cars, and climbing stairs. However, hip and knee replacements are the most commonly performed joint replacements, but replacement surgery can be als...

All You Should Know About ICSI & IVF

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Planning about your new member of the family, but not able to conceive? Getting much popular, ICSI, which stands for Intracytoplasmic sperm injection has high success rates all over the globe. It is used in nearly half of the IVF treatments done worldwide tend to solve the male infertility issues and improves the chances of conception. However,  ICSI Infertility treatment in India  has been newly introduced concept gaining much popularity nowadays among couples struggling to conceive.  This procedure involves the use of only one sperm from the male body which is injected directly into the ovum/egg. Here, the preference is given to find the best sperm so that it can successfully fertilize the egg. Following this, the fertilized egg or the embryo is transferred into the uterus with a technique called ART (Assisted Reproductive Technology). Earlier most fertility treatments revolved around female-factor infertility. In cases which involve difficulty in conceivi...