A cataract is a clouding of the clear lens in the eye and causes things to appear as if you’re looking through a frosty or fogged-up window. Behind the iris and the pupil, the lens works much like a camera lens. In a normal eye, light passes through the lens to the retina and when it reaches the retina, is changed into nerve signals that are sent to the brain. The lens must be clear in order for the retina to receive a sharp image, but if it’s cloudy from a cataract the image will be blurry. Most people relate cataracts to aging, but there are actually other types of cataracts. Secondary cataracts can develop after surgeries for eye problems, such as glaucoma and in people with certain health problems, such as diabetes. Some babies are born with congenital cataracts and can be so tiny they don’t affect vision. Radiation cataracts may develop after exposure to certain types of radiation, and traumatic cataracts may develop after an eye injury. Using state-of-the-art technology, our
Larchmont optometrist, Dr. Chris DiGiorgio, will diagnose the type of cataract during a comprehensive eye examination and help you to decide on the best treatment options.
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If the cataract is detected early enough it can reduce the risk of more damage and allow for a wider range of treatment choices. Our
Larchmont optometrist will conduct a comprehensive eye exam that will identify cataracts, which often develop slowly with no pain or vision loss. Our cataract evaluation will include everything that our comprehensive eye exam does, plus several additional tests. Some symptoms of cataracts are increased eye strain, difficulty driving at night, irritation brought on by bright lights, blurred or double vision, fading colors, and frequent changes in your eyeglass prescription. Generally a safe, effective procedure, about 90 percent of cataract surgery cases leave patients with better vision afterward. Involving the removal of the cloudy lens and replacing it with an artificial one, cataract removal is one of the most common operations performed in the United States.
Even though cataract surgery is one of the most common and safest procedures available with a high success rate, rare complications can arise. Our
Larchmont optometrist will go over the potential risk factors prior to having you sign a consent form. The most common difficulties arising after surgery are changes in eye pressure, continual inflammation, swelling of the retina at the back of the eye, infection, or retinal detachment. All of these complications are rare but will be discussed with Dr. DiGiorgio.
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One Industrial Lane
New Rochelle, NY 10805
914-371-2822
By Dr. Chris DiGiorgio
July 15, 2013
