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Cataract Surgery at Clay Eye

If you are like most patients first starting to experience the onset of cataracts, you might not even be aware you have cataracts. Many people will suffer for years with cataracts as they “ripen” and mature with cloudiness. Most cataract patients complain about a dullness of colors and night driving problems. Cataracts will gradually limit a person’s ability to do simple and basic lifestyle things like reading a paper, driving, seeing road signs and even exercising. About 50% of people over the age of 60, and many younger than that, suffer from cataracts. In fact, cataracts are so common, it is said that everyone will develop a cataract if they live long enough.

Cataract surgery used to be a very complicated procedure; but with the advent of phacoemulsification pioneered by Charles Kelman in the late 1960s and early 1970s, modern cataract surgery is much safer, simpler and effective. According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, more than 3 million people have cataract surgery each year. It has become one of the most common medical surgeries performed in the United States. Now, with modern cataract surgery techniques, it has become outpatient procedure which typically takes about 10-15 minutes to complete per case. The surgeons at Clay Eye are all excellent surgical ophthalmologists, well skilled in cataract surgery and premium lens implantation. They can explain the various vision correction options for after cataract surgery and can explain how to put you on a path to seeing better without complete dependence on glasses.