Cataract Surgery and Glaucoma
Cataract surgery has improved dramatically over the past ten years. In Long Island New York in Suffolk County, North Shore eye care has been a leader in cataract care for many years. A cataract is a cloudy lens of the eye that develops as we age. Cataracts are a normal part of aging. When a cataract gets significant enough to cause blurred vision, our board certified cataract surgeons will speak to you about cataract surgery. Our New York eye doctors perform cataract surgery right here on Long Island and use the most up to date technology and techniques. We remove the cloudy lens using gentle computer controlled ultrasound called phacoemulsifcation. We then place a new intraocular lens implant or IOL so that our patients get the best vision possible. We specialize in premium implants including accommodating and multifocal implants like the tecnis multifocal, restor, crystalens rezoom and also the Acrysof Toric implant to reduce or eliminate astigmatism.
Glaucoma is an eye condition that describes a pressure inside the eye that is too high. Over time, the high pressure, can hurt the optic nerve causing peripheral vision loss. Open angle glaucoma is a treatable eye problem. There are no symptoms in most cases until significant damage is done; therefore regular eye examinations are important. In cataract surgery, glaucoma usually does not cause any difficulty. Some types of glaucoma can cause the lens of the eye to be more weakly adherent to the wall of the eye and it is important that your cataract specialist recognizes this. Our board certified eye doctors often see a reduction in intraocular pressure of a couple of points with routine cataract surgery, but cataract surgery is not a treatment for glaucoma. In certain types of glaucoma that involve the lens of the eye, cataract surgery can be curative.
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