Do you have cataracts and need cataract surgery? Your options were limited in the past to a cataract procedure that used a scalpel to remove the cataract.
Although traditional cataract surgery can effectively treat cataracts and restore clear vision, it requires a longer recovery and carries a higher risk of post-surgery complications.
At Memorial Eye Institute, we can offer our cataract patients another option with premium cataract surgery. During premium cataract surgery, your cataract surgeon will use a laser, instead of a scalpel, to remove your natural lens that’s turned cloudy because of cataracts.
Keep reading to learn more about cataracts and why premium cataract surgery is worth it!
Clearer Vision
If you have cataracts, you know how they can affect the quality of your vision. Untreated cataracts cause cloudy vision, making it seem like you are viewing life through a frosted windowpane.
Premium cataract surgery fully restores the clarity of your vision by replacing your cloudy natural lens with an artificial lens called an intraocular lens (IOL). The IOL guarantees that your vision will never again be affected by cataracts.
Improved Vision
Premium cataract surgery not only restores clarity to your vision but can also enable you to see clearly at a range of distances without glasses. At Memorial Eye Institute, we offer our patients a wide range of premium IOLs that can help reclaim vision at all distances.
Opting for premium cataract surgery can turn back the clock on your vision, allowing you to see the world the way you did when you were younger! You can get back to doing the things you’ve always loved without having to depend on glasses to see clearly.
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Increased Precision and Accuracy
When a cataract patient chooses premium cataract surgery, the first step in treatment is to make a precise 3D “map” of the eye. Because every person’s eye is unique, this detailed image helps our cataract surgeon create a custom treatment plan just for you.
During premium cataract surgery, the map of the eye helps the laser make fewer and more effective incisions to replace the natural lens. The precision of the laser prevents unnecessary damage to the surrounding structures within the eye and helps remove more developed cataracts.
Faster Recovery Times
Premium cataract surgery is less invasive than traditional cataract surgery. The procedure allows for less corneal swelling, making it more comfortable and leading to faster recovery times for laser cataract surgery patients.
Patients who have premium cataract surgery often report an immediately noticeable improvement in their vision. However, when you have traditional cataract surgery, it can sometimes take a week or two to achieve optimal visual restoration.
Reduced Risk of Complications
Using a laser to perform cataract surgery is considered safer than traditional cataract surgery. Lasers reduce the risk of complications, like bleeding, swelling, and post-operative infection.
While any procedure performed on the eye carries the risks of complications, the advanced surgical techniques made possible with lasers lessen that risk. Laser cataract surgery makes you less likely to experience severe complications like lens fragmentation or dislocation.
Customized Treatment
The pre-surgery mapping of the eye is an invaluable tool for planning cataract surgery and as a guide during surgery. Using eye mapping results in a higher rate of successful treatment outcomes.
During premium cataract surgery, a computer uses the map of your eye to give the laser precise information about the exact location, size, and depth of the structures within the eye. This information provides your cataract surgeon essential knowledge about your eyes as they perform the procedure.
More Predictable Results
When your cataract surgeon has detailed information about your eyes before and during premium cataract surgery, they are more likely to predict the outcome of your surgery accurately. It allows your surgeon to give you realistic expectations in advance of surgery.
Having such predictable results isn’t an option with traditional cataract surgery. Your cataract surgeon may not know the fine details of replacing the natural lens. This can lead to uncertainty about what a patient can expect during and after traditional cataract surgery.
Enhanced Safety
The use of lasers in many surgical procedures has been shown to lead to fewer complications and speedier recovery times. This is because using lasers during surgical procedures is often far safer than traditional techniques.
Cutting and suturing done by lasers in premium cataract surgery is far more precise than a metal scalpel, resulting in less trauma to surrounding structures of the eye. Guided by advanced computer technologies, laser cataract surgery prevents unintended side effects and post-operative infections.
If you have cataracts, choosing premium cataract surgery at Memorial Eye Institute gives you more than fully restored clear vision at various distances. It also gives you a cataract surgery option that is more precise and less invasive, with a lower risk of complications and shorter recovery times.
Are you ready to learn more about premium cataract surgery? Find out if this revolutionary method could be suitable for you by requesting an appointment at Memorial Eye Institute in Harrisburg and Camp Hill, PA, now! Stop letting cataracts rule your life and embrace better vision with premium cataract surgery!
