Cataract Surgery

A cataract is an opaque and cloudy area within the natural lens of the eye that develops due to many factors. The main reason cataracts form is due to the normal aging process. Other factors that influence the formation of cataracts include certain medications (steroids, chemotherapeutic medicines), diabetes, and trauma. Some individuals are born with congenital cataracts. The symptoms include gradually decreasing vision and glare or haloes from bright light, especially upon night driving or on sunny days. The treatment of choice is cataract surgery. Cataract surgery is a very quick and easy 5-minute surgery that entails removing the natural cloudy lens of the eye and replacing it with a synthetic plastic lens implant (IOL), that will never have to be changed. The IOL used can be a monofocal or a multifocal IOL, depending on the patient's visual need. Cataracts do not recur if surgery has been performed. The surgery is 99% successful with minimal complications.