Surgical Treatments
Cataract Surgery
Cataract surgery is generally 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 likely 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 the majority of cases.
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