A cataract is a clouding of the eye’s natural crystalline lens. The lens is responsible for focusing light and producing clear, sharp images.
When we’re young the lens is clear but as we age, it begins to harden and become cloudy. The cloudy lens diminishes quality of vision. Common symptoms of cataracts are:
When planning your cataract surgery, your doctor will discuss the different intraocular lenses available to achieve your visual goals. Our surgeons use the most advanced lens technology available, and will work with you to ensure that you receive the lens best suited to your specific needs.
Lifestyle Vision offers the greatest versatility in your vision and is designed to help you achieve the greatest independence from glasses possible, to see clearly up close and at a distance. Our surgeons will recommend a High Technology lens best suited to your needs.
This option is designed to reduce the blurring effects of astigmatism. Patients who choose astigmatism reduction will enjoy sharper vision as a result of state-of-the-art intraocular lenses and/or surgical astigmatism reduction techniques specially designed to minimize astigmatism, along with bladeless cataract surgery for appropriate candidates. Glasses will still be needed to optimize vision.
This option includes standard cataract surgery and a single focus intraocular lens implant. These lenses will improve overall clarity. Glasses will still be needed to optimize vision.
In a healthy eye, light enters the eye through the cornea, passes through the natural crystalline lens, and is accurately focused onto the retina, resulting in a crisp, clear image. As the eye ages and develops cataracts, the lens becomes cloudier, causing less light to pass through. The light that does not make it to the retina is diffused or scattered, causing vision to become unfocused and blurry.
In traditional cataract surgery, the surgeon uses a scalpel to make a small incision in order to remove the cataract. They may then break the lens into smaller pieces with an ultrasonic device to remove it from the eye. After the lens is removed, they will insert a new intraocular lens (IOL) into the eye.
Like traditional surgeries, laser cataract surgery breaks up and removes cataracts, and implants a replacement lenses. However, in theses procedures, the cataract surgeon uses a laser instead of a hand-held blade to break up the cataracts and creates a circular opening for removing them and placing the new lens.
This decision is imperative, as your vision is one of your most precious senses. By choosing the most skilled and experienced cataract surgeons you can find, you’ll minimize risks and get an outstanding outcome.
Our history of innovation, thoughtful adoption of new technologies, and unsurpassed commitment to care truly gives our patients the best opportunity to achieve their vision goals. St. Luke’s has some of the most experienced cataract surgeons in the world. You’re in great hands here.
Our friendly and knowledgeable cataract counselors are always happy to answer your questions about cataract surgery and explain your options based on your personal situation and unique vision goals. Take the next step and call us at (888) 904-0000 to schedule your cataract consultation. Reclaim your youthful vision today!
If you have cataracts, cost should never be something that stands in the way of having them removed and improving your vision. Choose the vision you want without letting cost dictate your visual outcomes.
We’re pleased to accept the CareCredit credit card, North America’s leading patient healthcare financing program. CareCredit offers special financing for healthcare procedures not commonly covered by insurance, including premium lenses.
Request an EvaluationDiscuss your visual goals with your cataract surgeon at your Cataract Evaluation and find out which lenses or techniques may be best for you.