The lenses of your eyes have a tendency to cloud over as you get older. While there are various reasons why these normally clear lenses become opaque, aging is the most common cause of cataracts. Without treatment, cataracts can lead to blindness.
June is Cataract Awareness Month, a time to spread the knowledge that cataracts are a leading cause of blindness around the world — and that vision-saving cataract surgery is simple and effective.
At Advanced Lasik, we have you covered with cataract surgery, one of the most common elective surgeries in the United States. Our ophthalmologist Randa Garrana, MD, also performs refractive cataract surgery to restore lens clarity while correcting refractive errors to sharpen your vision.
Cataracts develop slowly, so it’s possible to live with lens deterioration for years before it causes significant changes to your eyesight. It’s this slow progress that leads to the elective nature of cataract surgery.
Of course, this raises the question: When is the right time to schedule your procedure? Let’s look at the symptoms of cataracts as well as three major signs you require cataract surgery sooner, rather than later.
Because cataract symptoms usually come on gradually, it can be hard to notice that your vision is changing until the later stages of lens-clouding advancement. However, since it’s likely you’ll have more than one symptom, you may recognize a combination of signs such as:
The choice of when vision loss is advanced enough to require cataract surgery is up to you. However, there are practical limits once cataracts start to interfere with your life.
Watch for these conditions and talk to us about scheduling your cataract procedures.
When you have trouble seeing in the dark, and streetlights and headlights create excessive glare and streaking, you risk missing many of the visual markers necessary to operate your vehicle safely. You may be risking the safety of others, too, as well as yourself.
There are many jobs and tasks you take for granted now, but that become more difficult when your vision is compromised past a certain level. You may notice that you have trouble reading small print or performing actions requiring fine motor skills based on your ability to see.
It may become difficult for Dr. Garrana to accurately assess your eyes for other issues once your lenses become more opaque from cataracts. Surgery may be necessary to monitor other eye conditions.
Ready to book a cataract evaluation? Contact your nearest Advanced Lasik office to schedule your appointment today. We’re located in the Midtown East section of New York City, as well as Long Beach and Duarte, California.
