Cataract surgery has a 95% success rate in restoring clear vision. With vast experience and advanced technology, we can ensure a seamless procedure.
Cataract surgery has a 95% success rate in restoring clear vision. With vast experience and advanced technology, we can ensure a seamless procedure.
A cataract is a clouding of the eye lens; cataract surgery improves vision by replacing the clouded lens with an artificial one. Cataracts affect millions of people in the United States each year. Most cataracts result from aging, though some form from genetic factors, disease, or injury. Cataract surgery is considered safe and effective.
Advance lens implant technology can now restore near, intermediate, and distance vision and correct astigmatism, allowing patients to have freedom from glasses for many activities after cataract surgery.
Cataracts are removed using micro-incision surgery and/or robotic-assisted cataract surgery, which involves making a tiny incision in the eye, so that a slim probe can be used to remove the cataract with ultrasound energy. Using ultrasound, through a process called phacoemulsification, the cataract is dissolved, after which is gently vacuumed from the eye. Once the cataract is surgically removed from the eye, a clear artificial intraocular lens (IOL) used to restore clear vision is inserted through the small incision.
Assuming the eye is healthy, the patient can expect a painless procedure that usually takes minutes to perform, with a relatively short recovery time, and much improved postoperative vision once the eye has completely healed. This procedure is done one eye at a time, with one eye commonly being operated on one to two weeks after the other. The procedure is performed on an outpatient basis and the patient is usually back to most activities the next day.
There have been many exciting innovations in cataract surgery including advanced surgical techniques, robotic-assisted cataract surgery, and new and improved intraocular lens implants (IOLs). These advances have resulted in faster healing times and better vision after surgery. One of the latest advances in cataract surgery is light adjustable lenses.
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One of the most exciting advances in cataract surgery is the addition of laser technology. At Dominion Eye Associates, we have the first and only ‘Robotic-Assisted Laser’ in Richmond!
Unlike traditional cataract surgery, laser-assisted surgery is less dependent on handheld instruments to perform key steps in the cataract removal process. Instead, this method utilizes bladeless, robotic-controlled precision to achieve enhanced results.