Most patients think of cataract surgery as a vision procedure. Dr. Eric Donnenfeld — NYU professor and co-founder of one of the country’s largest eye practices seeing nearly a million patients a year — has spent 37 years watching it change people’s lives in ways most patients never anticipated.
In this episode of Eye Surgery Today, Dr. Donnenfeld addresses the most stubborn myths in cataract surgery, explains what the lens selection conversation should look like, and shares why the patients who come in with the highest expectations often leave the happiest.
He also shares a patient story most surgeons would recognize: the woman who wanted no glasses AND no halos, whose husband agreed she’d make everyone miserable if she got the wrong lens — and how doing the right thing made her one of his best referral sources.
What you’ll learn:
• Why healing variability is the first myth every cataract patient needs to understand
• Why enhancements are part of the process, not a failure
• How an experienced surgeon walks a patient through the lens decision
• Why the most demanding patients often have the best outcomes
• The real cost of letting patients decide without a clear recommendation
• Why multiple touchpoints — not one consultation — lead to confident decisions
• How modern technology has made trade-offs smaller than ever before
• The cognitive improvement that follows cataract surgery — and why it matters
• The one thing Dr. Donnenfeld wants every patient watching to remember
Related topics: cataract surgery myths, premium IOL, lens selection, enhancements, multifocal lens, toric lens, cognitive health, refractive cataract surgery, patient expectations, post-cataract enhancement
Learn more: https://eyesurgerytoday.com/
The educational content and views presented are solely those of the participating physicians, whom are not being compensated for their time. This program receives support from Bausch + Lomb, Johnson & Johnson, Alcon and RxSight.
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