About Cataract Surgery
One should consider cataract surgery when your cataracts have progressed enough to affect your daily life. Many people consider poor vision an inevitable fact of aging, but cataract surgery is a simple, relatively painless procedure to regain vision. Cataract surgery is the most frequently performed surgery in the United States, with over 2.4 million cataract surgeries done each year.
During surgery, the surgeon removes your clouded lens, and replaces it with a clear, plastic intraocular lens (IOL). In most cases, the surgery is done on an outpatient basis. Upon arrival for surgery, you will be given eye drops and perhaps medications to help you relax. A local anesthetic will make the operation painless.
The skin around your eye is thoroughly cleansed, and sterile coverings are placed around your head. Under an operating microscope, a small incision is made into the eye. The surgeon typically uses ultrasound energy to break it up and then remove it.
A plastic IOL is placed inside the eye to replace the natural lens that was removed. The incision is then closed. When stitches are used, they rarely need to be removed. Nine out of 10 people who have cataract surgery regain very good vision, somewhere between 20/20 and 20/40. When the operation is over, the surgeon places a shield over your eye. After a short stay in the outpatient recovery area, you will be ready to go home. Plan to have someone else drive you home.
At Denver Eye Surgeons we are pleased to offer cataract surgery at our onsite, outpatient Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC). Our surgical center offers patients a comfortable, friendly and supportive environment for undergoing cataract removal.
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