Treatment of Cataract

When symptoms begin to appear, the patient may be able to improve the vision for a while using new glasses, strong bifocals, magnification, appropriate lighting or other visual aids.

 

When the cataracts have progressed enough to seriously impair and affect daily life, surgery is the best option.

 

Cataract surgery is a simple, relatively painless procedure to regain vision. During surgery, the surgeon will remove the clouded lens and in most cases replace it with a clear, plastic intraocular lens (IOL).

 

New IOLs are being developed all the time to make the surgery less complicated for surgeons and the lenses more helpful to patients.

 

Presbyopia-correcting IOLs potentially help the patient see at all distances, not just one. Another new type of IOL blocks both ultraviolet and blue light rays, which research indicates may damage the retina.