Cataracts happen when the proteins in your eyes’ natural lenses begin to break down. As they do, your vision yellows and becomes cloudy. You find reading harder and need brighter light. You may see halos around bright lights at night.
Treatment is a surgical replacement of your cloudy lenses with a clear artificial lens fitted into the natural lens capsule. It’s one of the safest and most common surgeries performed today.
Advanced Lasik, located in Midtown East, New York City, Duarte and Long Beach, California, is one of the country’s leading ophthalmic surgery practices. Ophthalmologist Dr. Randa Garrana and our team are proud to be at the forefront of vision correction and preservation techniques.
When it comes to laser cataract surgery, we use femtosecond laser-assisted technology for the finest in cutting-edge procedures. Let’s look at why femtosecond lasers are such a big deal, as well as how this advanced cataract care approach can benefit you as a patient.
Cataract surgery is a delicate procedure. Traditionally, surgeons used manual tools to make the incisions necessary to access and remove the clouded lens, cutting through both the cornea and the lens capsule.
The femtosecond laser uses a very fast, very precise laser controlled by our ophthalmic surgeon, Dr. Garrana, with computer assistance based on a high-resolution 3D map of your eye. Your surgery is both highly predictable and highly refined.
The digital scan allows for personalized treatment plans based on your anatomy. In fact, each of your eyes could have its own unique plan based on the precision capabilities of the laser. The femtosecond laser is unmatched for precision and alignment in laser cataract surgery.
For certain types of astigmatism, it’s possible to make refractive corrections to the eyes that address mild to moderate cases of astigmatism. This can reduce your dependence on glasses and contacts, particularly when combined with premium replacement lens options.
Your eyes are delicate, so any technique that reduces demands on healthy eye tissue is a big plus. Traditional cataract surgery uses ultrasound energy to break up the cloudy lens to prepare it for removal with suction.
The femtosecond laser softens the cloudy lens, reducing the amount of ultrasound energy needed to break the lens down. This results in less damage to adjacent healthy eye tissue.
The patient experience is improved with femtosecond laser cataract surgery. Since there’s less physical impact on the eye, you heal faster, with less discomfort and inflammation. You’re back to your daily routine quickly with vision that’s much clearer, brighter, and sharper.
Is laser cataract surgery right for you? Book an appointment at your nearest Advanced Lasik location to find out today. We have one East Coast office in Midtown East, New York City, and two West Coast offices in Duarte and Long Beach, California.
