Complete Eye Care, Your Complete Choice For Cataract Surgery

While the main purpose of cataract surgery is to remove the cloudy lens obscuring one’s vision, technology enables patients undergoing cataract surgery to have many options to improve their vision better than it may have been in the past or to reduce the need for glasses.

Below are available options.

Intraocular lens (IOL): types and how they work.

Single Vison Lens (IOL) – This remains the most common choice for patients, typically this lens is chosen to achieve best distance vision, reading glasses would be needed for near.

Multifocal Lens (IOL) – Freedom of vision at all distances. Imagine driving with more confidence, or golfing without losing sight of the ball. From reading to playing tennis to playing bridge, you can experience clear vision at near, intermediate and far distances with the help of multifocal lenses.

When you opt for cataract surgery with multifocal lenses, you not only have more clear vision because the cataracts are removed but you can also enjoy freedom from having to use reading glasses.

Toric Lens (IOL) - Do you have cataracts and astigmatism? Astigmatism is a common condition that usually occurs when the natural surface of your eye is misshapen. If you have astigmatism, chances are you’ve worn glasses or contact lenses for much of your life.

Today’s technology means you can treat both cataracts and astigmatism at once during cataract surgery. During surgery, your surgeon replaces the cataractous lens in your eye with a new lens, known as an intraocular lens (IOL). You can choose an IOL that can treat astigmatism as well as cataracts, allowing you to enjoy more activities with reduced dependency on glasses.

Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery

Just as you have options when it comes to choosing the lens that you receive during cataract surgery, you also have the option of choosing the technology that’s used to perform the procedure. That means you have the choice between surgery performed by hand or with the assistance of laser technology.

While traditional cataract surgery can be performed effectively by a skilled surgeon, laser-assisted cataract surgery procedures are generally more predictable and precise. Laser-assisted cataract surgery technology can automate certain steps during the procedure with laser precision.

Laser-assisted cataract surgery can also reduce astigmatism without using a toric lens.