Cataracts

Most people have some clouding of their eye’s natural crystalline lens after the age of 60.  This clouding is more commonly referred to as a cataract.  About 50% of Americans in the age group of 65-74 have at least one cataract, and about 70% of those age 75 and over have cataracts.  Simply stated, when the eye’s lens becomes cloudy, light cannot be properly focused on the retina; thus, visual acuity decreases.  The only “cure” for poor vision due to a cataract is removal of the eye’s natural lens and implantation of a new, man-made focusing device called an intraocular lens (IOL).

         Many people with cataracts may experience symptoms such as:

• Cloudy, fuzzy, foggy vision

• Difficulty in seeing to drive, especially at night

• Trouble seeing to do close work

• Problems seeing television

• Colors that seem dull, faded, not as bright

• Frequent changes and a stronger glasses prescription

• Haloes around lights

• Bothersome glare

• A milky white spot or cloudy spot visually apparent in the center of the eye

No-Stitch Outpatient Cataract Surgery

No-Stitch cataract surgery is a major breakthrough because the entire cataract is removed and a new lens is implanted through an opening so tiny it usually does not require stitches.

Benefits:

• Outpatient procedure

• The eye heals faster

• Most times anesthesia by injection is not needed