Cataracts & Cataract Surgery

A cataract is an opacity or clouding of the crystalline lens and may prevent a clear image from forming on the retina. The natural lens of the eye is responsible for focusing light and producing sharp images. When it becomes cloudy and hardens, the result is a loss of visual function. A cataract is painless and usually develops over several months or years. The onset of the cataract normally causes decreased night vision, impaired depth perception and increased color distortion.

According to the severity of the cataract, various forms of treatment will be used. Stronger glasses may be prescribed, medication or possibly surgery. The form of treatment depends on the symptoms, complications or age of the patient. Surgical removal of the cataracous lens is necessary when visual loss becomes significant and involves replacing it with an intraocular lens.

Cataract surgery is performed under local anesthesia in our outpatient surgery center. The procedure involves removing the clouded lens and replacing it with an intraocular lens implant. The surgery continues to improve with developments such as no-stitch surgery, topical anesthesia, surgical correction of astigmatism and new lens designs.

The eye takes a few months to heal, but the patient should be able to return to normal activity soon after surgery. Call our office for additional information.

Multifocal lens Implants

Cataracts cannot be prevented and are the number one cause of poor vision in the U.S.  Currently, an estimated 90 million people in the United States either have presbyopia or will develop it by 2014.  With so many Americans suffering from cataracts and presbyopia, a revolutionary new product has just been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat cataract patients with and without presbyopia. 

 

In order to help you achieve your goal of being able to see at far, intermediate arms length and up close for reading vision, your surgeon will select from advanced intraocular lens technology available today which includes ReSTOR®, ReZoom™ and Crystalens ™. Each of these advanced technology implantable lenses uses a slightly different optical design to help you achieve your goal of clear vision at all distances. Your surgeon and his or her staff will discuss their recommendation based on many factors in your consultation.

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