Discover Restored Vision with Modern “No Injection, No Patch” Cataract Surgery
Over 1.4 million people have cataract surgery each year in the United States, 95% without complications.* With regular eye examinations. it is unlikely that anyone should experience blindness caused by cataracts. Today’s technology makes cataract removal easier and safer than ever – with no needles, no stitches, no eye patches, no restrictions, and no hospital stay. In very rare cases, a patient may wait too long to have their cataracts removed and the cataracts become too hard. Sometimes these cataracts cannot be removed using the no injection, no patch technique.
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How is a cataract treated?
Surgery is the only way a cataract can be removed. However, if symptoms from a cataract are mild. a change of glasses may be all that is needed to function more comfortably for a while. There are no medications, eye drops, dietary supplements, exercises or optical devices that have been shown to prevent or cure cataracts. Protection from excessive sunlight may help prevent or slow the progression of cataracts. Sunglasses that screen out ultraviolet (UV) light rays or regular eyeglasses with a clear, anti-UV coating offer this protection.
When should cataract surgery be done?
Cataract surgery should be considered when cataracts interfere with a person’s ability to live their desired lifestyle or perform dai!)’ tasks. When someone has a cataract that is causing visual symptoms, it is important to note that these symptoms will not improve without treatment.
Dr. Frantz uses the “NO INJECTION. NO PATCH” cataract removal technique, which he believes may be safer than techniques using injections around the eye. Under an operating microscope, a tiny incision is made into the eye. Microsurgical instruments are used to fragment and suction the cloudy lens from the eye. The back membrane of the lens (called the posterior capsule) is left in place. A focusing intraocular lens is placed inside the eye to replace the natural lens that was removed. This focusing lens can correct nearsightedness or farsightedness, and may reduce your need for distance and reading glasses. The incision is self-sealing and heals without stitches.
The advantages of this procedure include reduced recovery time and a more rapid return of vision following surgery. Because there is no eye patch. the eye can be used for vision immediately after surgery. Since there are no restrictions on bending or lifting, patients may resume most of their normal activities. For example. most patients are allowed to play golf on the day after surgery.
In approximately one-fifth of people having cataract surgery, the natural capsule that supports the intraocular lens becomes cloudy after several months or years. When this occurs, a laser is used to painlessly make an opening in the center of the membrane. restoring clear vision. There is no advantage to waiting and suffering with blurred vision when this Quick, painless procedure can restore your vision.
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*Statistics according to American Academy of Ophthalmology
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