Surgical Treatments
Cataract Surgery
Cataract surgery should be considered whenever cataracts cause enough loss
of vision to interfere with daily activities. The surgery involves removing the
diseased lens and replacing it with a plastic lens implant called an
intraocular lens. Your surgeon may choose to use one of the intraocular lenses
made by Bausch & Lomb.
What is Cataract Surgery?
The surgery involves removing the diseased lens and replacing it with a
plastic lens implant called an intraocular lens. Your surgeon may choose to use
one of the intraocular lenses made by Bausch & Lomb.
How Does it Work?
Typically this operation is done on an outpatient basis, under local
anesthesia, so you can go home the same day as the surgery. While you will be
awake during surgery, you will not have to worry about keeping your eye open --
and you will not be able to see the actual surgery. Although cataracts may
develop simultaneously in both eyes, your surgeon will operate on one eye and
allow it to heal before operating on the other.
Will It Correct Your Vision?
Assuming the eye is otherwise healthy, cataract surgery improves vision in 90% of cases. Cataracts may form again, but not for years, or even decades.
