Procedure 02 · Kızılay Altıntepe Medical Center

Cataract surgery.

Phacoemulsification with the lens technology chosen for your eye — not for the schedule.

Duration20–30 min
SettingOutpatient
Recovery3–5 days
What it addresses
The technique

Femtosecond-assisted where it helps, not as default.

A full biometric workup precedes the lens decision — corneal topography, ocular biometry, macular OCT. Monofocal, EDOF, or trifocal lenses are matched to your visual needs and corneal health. Femtosecond-laser assistance is used where it improves the outcome, not as a marketing line.

Recovery

Three to five days of careful pacing.

Vision usually clears within 24 to 48 hours. Drops continue for four weeks. Reading and screen time return immediately; swimming and heavy lifting wait the first two weeks. The second eye, if needed, is typically scheduled one to two weeks after the first.

What to expect

Twenty minutes per eye, awake and comfortable.

Topical anaesthesia — no needles, no general. The procedure itself takes 20 to 30 minutes. You walk out the same morning with a clear shield over the operated eye, and a same-evening phone check from the surgeon.

Honest caveats

Patients with advanced macular disease may not regain the vision the lens itself allows — we discuss this honestly at consultation.

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