Cataracts
When cataract symptoms begin appearing, you may be able to improve your vision for a short period of time with new glasses, strong bifocals, magnification, good lighting or other visual aids. Think about cataract surgery when your cataracts have progressed enough to seriously affect your vision and negatively impact your daily life.
Many people consider deteriorating vision to be an inevitable fact of aging, but cataract surgery is a simple, relatively painless procedure - and it's very successful in restoring vision. In fact, cataract surgery is the most commonly performed surgery in the U.S., with over 1.5 million cataract surgeries done each year.
During cataract surgery, the surgeon will remove your eye's natural lens, which has become clouded, and replace it with a plastic intraocular lens (IOL). New IOLs are being developed to make the surgery less complicated for surgeons, and to provide better vision for patients. One example: A new IOL that lets patients see at all distances, like multifocal eyeglasses. Another new intraocular lens blocks both ultraviolet and blue light rays, which may damage the retina.
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