Cataracts Co-Management
Helping You Manage Your Cataracts
Cataracts co-management allows you to get surgical expertise from the cataracts surgeon as well as extra care from our optometrists. Our optometrists will evaluate you to determine if cataracts surgery is your best option. If cataracts surgery is right for you our specialized optometrists will review the process and discuss what results you should expect after your surgery.
What is Cataracts? Normal eyes allow for light to pass through the natural lens onto the retina, but due to many factors this natural lens can become cloudy causing cataracts. The cloudening of the natural lens causes distorted or even blurry vision. It is difficult to say who will actually have cataracts because of the many different factors involved. Seeing an eye doctor is the best way to find out if you have cataracts. The earlier cataracts are detected the better the results of cataracts surgery will be.
The most effective way to improve vision in those with cataracts is with surgery. Cataracts surgery can restore vision by removing the cloudy lens and replacing it with an artificial clearer lens. The lens inserted in cataracts surgery is made of a plastic material that requires little or no special care after the surgery.
After surgery our optometrists will examine your cataracts and make sure you have optimal results. Since everyone is different results vary, but typically occur quickly and allow patients to return to daily activities almost immediately after cataracts surgery. Many patients who have cataracts surgery not only report better overall vision, but also find that colors are more brilliant. Family Vision Centers specialize in cataracts co-management and will work with an experienced cataracts surgeon to maximize your results.