Symptoms & Treatments For Cataracts

A cataract is a progressive clouding of the lens of the eye that result in a decrease in vision. Cataracts are very common. In fact, everyone will get a cataract if they live long enough. In that sense a cataract is considered more “normal aging” than a disease. Common symptoms of cataracts are: glare around lights, difficulty reading fine print, dulling of colors, trouble driving at night

Treatment & Advanced Laser Cataract Procedure

Cataracts are treated with a surgery by removing the clouded lens, and replacing it with a new, clear intraocular lens implant (IOL). The new IOL allows light to focus clearly again. The surgery is performed through a tiny incision on the side of the cornea. In some cases, our surgeons may use a laser to perform some of the elements of the surgery. The laser allows your surgeon to offer you a better, more precise cataract removal procedure that is customized to your eye. With the laser, your surgeon can remove your cataract in a more advanced way. Using the laser ensures that your customized cataract procedure is performed with laser precision. This is because the laser’s unique imaging system provides your surgeon with a reconstructed 3-D view of your eye, in order to help plan and treat your cataract.
When planning your cataract surgery, your doctor will discuss the different intraocular lenses available to achieve your lifestyle and visual goals.

What are the symptoms of a cataract?

It is common to compare the function of the eye to a camera. The eye’s lens focuses light onto the back of the eye; much like a camera’s lens focuses light onto the film. A cataract blocks light from entering the eye, causing the vision to be blurry, like if the lens of a camera was blurry. Other common symptoms of a cataract include glare and halos around lights at night, difficulty seeing in the dark, double “shadow” vision, and impaired vision in bright light.