{"id":574,"date":"2024-08-15T09:46:38","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T09:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/henrynkumbe.com\/?p=574"},"modified":"2026-04-11T08:37:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T08:37:32","slug":"cataract-surgery-could-extend-your-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/henrynkumbe.com\/fr\/cataract-surgery-could-extend-your-life\/patient-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Une op\u00e9ration de la cataracte pourrait vous faire vivre plus longtemps !\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il a \u00e9t\u00e9 constat\u00e9 que la correction des troubles de la vision par chirurgie de la cataracte chez les adultes \u00e2g\u00e9s de 49 ans et plus \u00e9tait associ\u00e9e \u00e0 une <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aaojournal.org\/article\/S0161-6420(13)00143-7\/abstract\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">une mortalit\u00e9 inf\u00e9rieure d'environ 40 %<\/a>.  En effet, les personnes qui subissent une op\u00e9ration de la cataracte <a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.harvard.edu\/diseases-and-conditions\/could-cataract-surgery-extend-your-life#:~:text=People%20who%20underwent%20cataract%20surgery%20were%20more%20likely,emotional%20well-being%2C%20contributing%20to%20the%20longer%20life%20span.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pourraient vivre 10 ans de plus<\/a> que les personnes souffrant de troubles de la vue.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La chirurgie de la cataracte pr\u00e9sente \u00e9galement les avantages suivants :&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Une r\u00e9duction du risque de d\u00e9mence pouvant atteindre 30 %\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pr\u00e9venir les blessures dues aux chutes\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Une meilleure qualit\u00e9 de vie et un sentiment g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de bien-\u00eatre\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Am\u00e9lioration de la productivit\u00e9 \u00e9conomique\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Au Cameroun, environ 14 000 op\u00e9rations de la cataracte sont pratiqu\u00e9es chaque ann\u00e9e, alors que plus de 250 000 Camerounais \u00e2g\u00e9s de 49 ans et plus souffrent d'une d\u00e9ficience visuelle non corrig\u00e9e due \u00e0 la cataracte.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Compte tenu des bienfaits reconnus de la chirurgie de la cataracte, que peut-on faire pour que davantage de Camerounais (adultes comme enfants) puissent y avoir acc\u00e8s et b\u00e9n\u00e9ficier de cette intervention qui leur redonne la vue ?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nous recommandons un examen complet de la vue \u00e0 partir de 40 ans, puis tous les 2 \u00e0 3 ans jusqu'\u00e0 60 ans, et enfin chaque ann\u00e9e par la suite. Des examens r\u00e9guliers permettent de d\u00e9tecter la cataracte et d'autres affections oculaires pouvant entra\u00eener la c\u00e9cit\u00e9.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prenez soin de vos yeux : faites-les examiner r\u00e9guli\u00e8rement par un ophtalmologue qualifi\u00e9. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Il a \u00e9t\u00e9 constat\u00e9 que la correction d'un trouble de la vision par chirurgie de la cataracte chez les adultes \u00e2g\u00e9s de 49 ans et plus \u00e9tait associ\u00e9e \u00e0 une baisse de la mortalit\u00e9 d'environ 40 %.\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":241,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[59,53],"tags":[61,56,57,62,63,64],"class_list":["post-574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-childrens-eye-health","category-patient-care","tag-loveyoureyes","tag-cameroon","tag-cataract","tag-cataract-surgery","tag-quality-of-life","tag-visual-impairment"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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