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Cataract Surgery

Cataract microsurgery painlessly removes the clouded lens and replaces it with an artificial lens implant to restore vision. The operation is performed with a topical anesthetic eye drop and usually takes less than 15 minutes. The surgery is done on an outpatient basis. The most modern method of removing a cataract is the extracapsular method. This technique removes the cloudy lens material from inside it's capsule. At Eye Surgicenter we use the most advanced technology to accomplish this by utilizing phacoemulsification, a process by which a highly sophisticated ultrasonic tip is inserted through a very small incision to emulsify the clouded portion of the lens and subsequently suction out this material from the capsule. The capsule is then left inside the eye.

Intraocular Lens:
Phacoemulsification is followed by the placement of a permanent intraocular lens implant, using the capsule to help fixate the lens implant. This has eliminated or greatly reduced many problems associated with other cataract surgery techniques. The placement of a lens implant within the eye after cataract surgery is one of the most important medical advances in recent history. Our doctors use a highly advanced ultraviolet light-filtering intraocular lens that helps eliminate any problems that may be associated with harmful ultraviolet light.

Contrary to what most people believe, all cataract surgery is not the same. There are many different types of implants, as well as different results from different surgeons. For example, you now have the opportunity to choose an implant that would allow you to see---free of bifocal glasses! Because our doctors want the best for you, they make sure to use the most advanced technology available.

Over the past 20 years there have been many new developments in cataract surgery along with increasing technology that have resulted in significantly improved results from surgery. The most revolutionary development besides intraocular lens implantation has occurred in the area of lens extraction. In the past it was necessary to enter the eye through an incision approximately 14 mm long and to close it with at least ten stitches requiring bulky suture. With the advancement of the microscopes now used in surgery and the accompanying advances in technique, surgery can now be performed through an incision less than 3mm long and closed with NO suture! Performed and placed properly the incision self-seals like a valve, allowing the incision to close naturally, thus making suture obsolete. This is possible when phacoemulsification removal of the cataract is performed. The doctors at Eye Surgicenter have been performing phacoemulsification technique for years with excellent results and are therefore able to offer STITCHLESS cataract surgery to their patients! STITCHLESS surgery allows natural healing to occur resulting in increased patient comfort and a faster return to good vision.