Cataract Surgery

Cataract surgery is among the most common procedures performed in medicine. Modern cataract surgery is an outpatient procedure. It is usually performed while you are awake and takes approximately fifteen minutes.

During the cataract surgery, the cloudy lens is removed and replaced with an intraocular lens implant (IOL). The small incision created to remove the cataract self seals, usually without the need of any stitches. You will use eyedrops during the first month and your doctor will monitor your progress at the postoperative visits.

Most patients vision will stabilize in 4-6 weeks after cataract surgery, although some patients can take longer to completely settle. How the intraocular lens implant heals and positions itself within your eye will determine your visual result. There is no way to guarantee the exact final visual result after cataract surgery, although there are options available to bundle additional technology that can increase the likelihood of achieving your desired goal.

Understand if you have additional ocular conditions such as macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, corneal eye disease, etc. the ability of the eye to see 20/20 may be unachievable.