PATIENT FORMS
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NEW MULTIFOCAL &
ACCOMMODATIVE LENS IMPLANTS
You can NOW enjoy the benefits of improving both near vision and far vision after cataract surgery! We offer our patients options for multifocal lens implants after cataract surgery to reduce dependence on glasses.
AFFORDABLE LASIK
Danbury Eye Physicians is proud to announce affordable LASIK eye surgery and patient financing options. If you are seeking LASIK in Connecticut call us today!
PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY
Danbury Eye Physicians specializes in eye care matters related to children. In their own wing of the practice children are given special priority to help solve early vision problems such as amblyopia and strabismus.
Understanding Cataracts
A cataract is a slow, progressive clouding of the eye's natural lens. It interferes with light passing through the eye to the retina. Cataracts are caused by a change in the proteins of the eye, which causes clouding or discoloration of the lens. Over time cataracts typically result in blurred or fuzzy vision and sensitivity to light.
People with progressed cataracts often describe the sensation as looking through a piece of wax paper. A cataract may make light from the sun or a lamp seem too bright, causing glare. Colors may not appear as bright as they once did, however, most cataracts develop so slowly that people usually don't realize that their color vision has markedly deteriorated. Oncoming headlights may cause uncomfortable glare at night, making driving more difficult.
Cataract Surgery
Modern cataract surgery is done with a small incision phacoemulsification technique. This surgery is often referred to as micro-surgery and is performed in a hospital or sterile surgical environment. After the surgical area has been cleaned and topical anesthesia is administered a small incision is made. An ultra-sonic needle then removes the cataract from the eye. This is accomplished using a needle-like ultrasonic device, which pulverizes the hardened and yellowed lens proteins. The pulverized material is simultaneously vacuumed from the eye.
Once all of the cataract material has been removed, and assuming that the lens capsule which was opened at the beginning of the surgery remains strong enough to support the lens implant, a folded intraocular lens specifically chosen by the surgeon to suit your individual needs is then inserted through the original incision and maneuvered into the lens capsule and then centered. The lens will remain inside your eye in this location without moving. Intraocular lenses cannot be felt or sensed in any way by the patient.