A cataract forms when the natural human lens develops abnormalities, such as cloudiness or poor focusing.
Symptoms can include eyestrain, prescription changes, blurriness, glare, poor contrast, ghosting, poor color perception, poor night vision, and even loss of sight.
The time to treat a cataract is when you want or need to see better and taking out the cataract can accomplish this.
Cataracts are treated surgically. The operation is a brief, usually painless procedure performed at an outpatient surgery center. Sedation is given to relax you. There are usually no sutures and no patch except for a plastic shield at bedtime for the first week. One eye is operated on at a time.
We typically perform surgery at Wills (Cherry Hill), Summit (Voorhees), and Jefferson outpatient (Washington Township). We operate on Mondays.
Cataract surgery usually results not only in better vision but also in a reduced need for glasses. Afterward, many patients, even those with thick glasses, can see distance well without glasses. Special implants can now make it possible for some patients to do away with glasses altogether (see our page regarding Implants).
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