outpatient cataract surgery with intraocular lens implantation in Smithtown, Long Island

Cataract surgery  involves replacing the natural lens within the eye with a new  a new artificial lens.  While most people think this is an operation for only the elderly, a surprising number of people are candidates for this procedure even as early as when they enter their forties.  Trauma, diabetes, steroid antiinflammatory medication, and heredity are often the cause for early cataract formation.  Often patients are confused as to when cataract surgery is appropriate for them.  A term often used by patients when questioning their surgeons is "are my cataracts ripe enough."  This term however, can lead to confusion  since it is somewhat arbitrary as to just when the cataract became "ripe."  A more realistic way of judging the appropriateness for surgery is when you notice increasing difficulty performing daily activities such as reading or driving a car.

Once you have made the decision that cataract surgery is right for you it is very important that you pick the right surgeon.  Not only does he need experience in all the latest techniques, but in consultation you should feel that he is caring and willing to spend the time with you so that you feel all your questions have been answered.  The surgeons at Norh Shore Eye Care in Smithtown, Long Island all have extensive experience with cataract, microsurgery.   Sidney Martin was the first surgeon in Smithtown to perform cataract surgery approximately 50 years ago.  Presently performing cataract surgery at Northshore Eye Care are Lawrence Zweibel who was the first person in Smithtown to simultaneously implant an intraocular lens at the time of cataract surgery in 1976, Jeffrey Martin who is Dr. Sidney Martin's son, and John Mauro who is also well known as an ocular immunologist.  All of the above surgeons are board certified physicians.

At  Northshore Eye Care we serve patients from all over Long Island including the 5 burroughs of New York.   In western Long Island we serve the townships of Manhasset, Port Washington, Great Neck, Hewlet, Garden City, Lawrence, Merrick, Mineola as well as other townships in Nassau County.  In Suffolk County we serve  Melville, Dix Hills, Huntington and Cold Spring Harbor, Norhport, Dix Hills, Commack, Smithtown, Stony Brook, Islip, Brentwood, Port Jefferson, Patchogue, Riverhead, the Hamptons, Sag Harbor, Jamestown, Mattituck as well as many other villages and townships in Suffolk County.