Cataract Surgery

Common surgeries graph comparing most performed surgeries and showing cataract surgery is the most common

At one point, after age 50, most of us will likely hear our eye doctor say, “Well, you have cataracts.” A cataract is a clouding of the lens inside the eye, causing vision loss that cannot be corrected with glasses, contact lenses or corneal refractive surgery like LASIK. Modern cataract surgery usually can restore vision lost to cataracts, and often can reduce your dependence on eyeglasses as well. Cataract PrevalenceRead More →

What is Cataract? A cataract is a loss of transparency, or clouding, of the normally clear lens of the eye. As one ages, chemical changes occur in the lens that make it less transparent. The loss of transparency may be so mild vision is hardly affected or so severe that no shapes or movements are seen, only light and dark. When the lens gets cloudy enough to obstruct vision toRead More →