Optometry 2019

Cataract surgery

A cataract is a blurring of the lens inside the eye that causing vision loss that cannot be corrected with glasses, contact lenses or corneal refractive surgery like LASIK. Most cataracts are associated with the aging process.

There is only way to remove a cataract is with surgery. The Modern cataract surgery is safest and most effective surgical procedures performed today. There are more than 3 million cataract surgeries are accomplished in the United States every year and these procedures produce excellent visual outcomes. Cataract surgery will be given an artificial lens called an intraocular lens (IOL). These lenses increase your vision by directing light on the back of your eye and improve your life style.

If cataracts in both eyes, you’ll be planned for two separate surgeries, typically a few weeks apart. This gives the first eye a chance to heal.