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Cataracts are one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide. They affect even more people than glaucoma. A cataract can develop for many reasons but the most prominent is age. As we age, usually beginning around the age of 40, the proteins in the lens of our eye can begin to clump together. This creates… Read More

One of the most important decisions you will have to make when it comes to cataract surgery is selecting an IOL. IOL is short for “intraocular lens”. IOLs are designed to replace your eyes’ natural lenses during cataract surgery. IOLs come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes and are customizable to fit your… Read More

If you have cataracts, you will need cataract surgery. While you may think that cataract surgery only removes the cataract from your eye, there’s more to it. Cataracts affect the lens of your eye by making it cloudy with a build-up of proteins. This can happen because of genetics, eye injury, or other reasons, but… Read More

Even the safest surgeries need some amount of recovery time. Cataract surgery is one of the safest surgeries in the world. This doesn’t mean you don’t need to leave time for recovery! If you get cataract surgery, you’ll still need to account for healing time. When complications occur, it’s usually because something goes wrong during… Read More

When you have cataracts, your sight can be significantly impaired. After enough vision is lost, it may be necessary to have surgery done in order to fix the problem. Luckily, cataract surgery is one of the safest operations performed in the world, and the results are predictable. All over the world, millions of people have… Read More