Many patients worry that changing their eye color today could limit their treatment options years later.<\/p>\n
Fortunately, this is usually not the case.<\/p>\n
Eye color change surgery works on the cornea, the clear front surface of the eye.<\/p>\n
Cataract surgery treats the natural lens inside the eye.<\/p>\n
Since these procedures involve different structures, cataract surgery can generally be performed normally in the future.<\/p>\n
If cataracts develop years after keratopigmentation, your surgeon can usually proceed with cataract surgery using standard techniques.<\/p>\n
In most cases, patients can still choose from modern lens technologies, including premium lenses designed to reduce dependence on glasses.<\/p>\n
Before cataract surgery, detailed measurements of the eye are always required.<\/p>\n
For this reason, we recommend allowing the eye to heal completely after keratopigmentation before considering any additional procedures.<\/p>\n
Changing your eye color today does not mean giving up future cataract treatment.<\/p>\n
Most patients can safely undergo cataract surgery later in life if and when it becomes necessary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Will Eye Color Change Surgery Affect My Future Cataract Operation? Many patients worry that changing their eye color today could limit their treatment options years later. Fortunately, this is usually not the case. Two Different Procedures Eye color change surgery works on the cornea, the clear front surface of the eye. Cataract surgery treats the natural lens inside the eye. Since these procedures involve different structures, cataract surgery can generally be performed normally in the future. What Happens If I Develop Cataracts Later? If cataracts develop years after keratopigmentation, your surgeon can usually proceed with cataract surgery using standard techniques. In most cases, patients can still choose from modern lens technologies, including premium lenses designed to reduce dependence on glasses. Why Is Follow-Up Important? Before cataract surgery, detailed measurements of the eye are always required. For this reason, we recommend allowing the eye to heal completely after keratopigmentation before considering any additional procedures. The Bottom Line Changing your eye color today does not mean giving up future cataract treatment. Most patients can safely undergo cataract surgery later in life if and when it becomes necessary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22962,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1094],"tags":[1380,1378,1211,1126,2497,1479,1283],"class_list":["post-24757","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog-en","tag-eye-color-change-in-turkey","tag-permanent-eye-color-change","tag-best-eye-doctor-turkey","tag-best-laser-eye-surgery","tag-cataract-after-eye-color-change","tag-cataract-surgery","tag-does-eye-color-change-with-flaak-look-natural-kaskaloglu-eye-hospital"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaskaloglu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24757","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaskaloglu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaskaloglu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaskaloglu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaskaloglu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24757"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaskaloglu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24757\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24758,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaskaloglu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24757\/revisions\/24758"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaskaloglu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaskaloglu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaskaloglu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaskaloglu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}