If you are like most people, then your sense of sight is extremely important to you. There is so much in this world that is important to you and you don’t even want to imagine what it would be like to never have the chance to see them again. Your eyes are a special gift and like all special gifts, we should show that we appreciate them by taking good care of them. This is especially important because the eyes are fragile and susceptible to being negatively affected by many outside influences. This means that there are several diseases that can harm your eyes, one of the most common of which is cataracts. A cataract doctor can correct this disease that gradually steals your sight, performing special treatments and giving you advice for preventing it from ever recurring.
What Are Cataracts?
As you know, the eye has several different parts. The clear part of the eye, which lets light through, is called the lens and it is a sort of window for you to see through. A cataract is a condition in which the lens of the eye is clouded. This is usually caused by age. The thing about cataracts is that it can kind of sneak up on you, because it happens so gradually. You may notice that your vision has gotten poor and that everything seems cloudier and darker.
How Can A Cataract Doctor Help?
If you are already going to get your eyes checked by an eye doctor regularly, then if you have cataracts, they will be detected, diagnosed and treated early on before your vision gets too bad. After your cataracts are detected and diagnosed, the cataract doctor will need to prepare for performing a cataract surgery on you by measuring your eye lens. During the surgery, a tiny incision is made in the lens of your affected eye. The lens is broken into tiny pieces and carefully removed, without touching any other part of the eye. After that, an artificial lens is placed in your eye. Artificial lenses come in many different varieties and your cataract doctor has chosen one that is specially adapted for your needs, as well as being exactly the right size. Cataract surgery is a relatively short procedure, only about fifteen minutes and it is also extremely safe. There is a very short recovery time.
