CATARACTS AND CATARACT SURGERY

A cataract is a clouding of the normally crystal-clear lens that usually begins in our 50s, leading to a decrease in quality of vision. Early symptoms of cataracts may include a continually changing lens prescription; decreased comfort when driving at night; glare, starbursts, and halos around lights; and blurred near vision. With time, these changes make it increasingly difficult to read even in the brightest lighting conditions. People often give up driving, limit the amount they read, and find it difficult to play sports.

Laser Cataract Surgery is a quick, painless procedure, performed on-site at SightTrust Eye Institute’s office-based surgery center, that replaces the worn-out lens with a clear intraocular lens implant (IOL). Depending on the type of IOL you choose, cataract surgery can improve your distance, intermediate and near vision, providing freedom from glasses at all ranges!
This outpatient procedure takes about 10 minutes to perform per eye and has a quick recovery time. SightTrust Eye Institute Surgery Center is one of the few centers to offer the option of treating both eyes on the same day, rather than on separate days. This provides a quicker visual recovery, allowing you to see your best as soon as possible! And even better, cataracts never return, so you can enjoy renewed vision for life!

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ABOUT REFRACTIVE LENS EXCHANGE SURGERY

Presbyopia is the condition that forces us to need reading glasses as we age. It occurs as our natural lenses lose their flexibility as they continue to grow throughout our lives, typically beginning in our mid-forties.

Individuals who suffer from nearsightedness, farsightedness, and/or presbyopia – even if they do not have cataracts – can also take advantage of a procedure that is identical to cataract surgery. Laser Lens Replacement or Refractive Lens Exchange is ideal for patients in their late 40s and beyond, or for anyone who needs to wear reading glasses. The natural lens is replaced with an intraocular lens implant (IOL) that can permanently restore your vision. This outpatient procedure takes about 10 minutes to perform per eye and has a quick recovery time.

SightTrust Eye Institute Surgery Center is one of the few centers to offer the option of treating both eyes on the same day, rather than on separate days. This provides a quicker visual recovery, allowing you to see your best as soon as possible!

Depending on the type of IOL you choose, Lens Replacement surgery can provide freedom from glasses at all ranges! Once the IOL is in place, the focus it provides does not degrade over time. Additionally, unlike the natural lens, the IOL will not cloud up over your lifetime, so once you have a Lens Replacement procedure, you will never develop cataracts or need to repeat this surgery!

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PREMIUM INTRAOCULAR LENSES (IOLs)

With so many amazing IOLs available, Cataract and Refractive Lens Exchange surgery can provide you freedom from glasses at practically every distance! Whether you desire multifocal implants to improve distance, intermediate, and near; monovision to allow one eye to see far and one to see close; or single focus IOLs for distance or near; each IOL is selected by SightTrust Eye Institute and you to meet your individual vision goals.

For more information, please visit: https://www.sighttrust.com/intraocular-lens-sunrise/