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Modern Cataract Surgery

As you age, you may begin to notice your vision isn’t quite as clear as it used to be. Glare and halos may make night driving hazardous. Colors look dull, and hobbies like sewing and reading become less enjoyable as vision deteriorates. If you have cataracts, you’re not alone. According to a study published by the organization Prevent Blindness America, and the National Eye Institute, one in six Americans over age 40 has cataracts . , and the problem is expected to grow. The same study states that the number of Americans with age-related vision problems, including cataracts, is expected to double in the next thirty years as Baby Boomers enter their senior years.

The statistics are alarming, but fortunately modern surgical correction of cataracts is very successful. In addition, new implantable replacement lenses make it possible to significantly improve vision, allowing you to maintain your independent lifestyle for as long as possible.

MONOFOCAL REPLACEMENT LENSES

After the eye’s clouded natural lens has been removed, the surgeon implants a clear lens in its place. A traditional monofocal replacement lens is designed to restore clear vision, but it cannot restore vision quality lost to presbyopia.

MULTIFOCAL REPLACEMENT LENSES

As an alternative to a traditional monofocal lens, the surgeon can implant an advanced multifocal replacement lens during cataract surgery. Multifocal lenses have made a broad range of quality vision—near, intermediate, and distance—a reality for thousands of people around the world by reducing or eliminating their dependence on reading glasses and bifocals.

Learn more about your multifocal replacement lens options.

TORIC LENSES for Astigmatism

Sometimes, the surface of the cornea is curved more like the surface of a football, with both flat and steep curves. This uneven curvature (astigmatism) distorts vision because light rays are not focused to a single spot on the retina. If you suffer from both astigmatism and cataracts, you now have an additional option…an implantable toric lens that makes it possible to treat the cataract and correct corneal astigmatism at the same time.

Toric lenses are implanted during cataract surgery and provide quality distance vision independent of eyeglasses and contact lenses.

Why Choose a Toric Lens?

Dr. Hollingshead may recommend a toric lens to:

  • reduce or eliminate corneal astigmatism and significantly improve distance vision
  • correct for both cataracts and astigmatism at the same time
  • provide the QUALITY distance vision you need

Some toric lenses feature UV and blue light filtering technology that protects the retina.