Author: Gary Wortz MD

If you experienced dry eye before cataract surgery, you likely know it’s a chronic condition. Cataract surgery can sometimes make dryness temporarily worse. The surgery involves making an...

A second surgery after YAG laser capsulotomy is an additional eye procedure performed when vision problems persist or new complications develop following the original laser treatment for posterior...

YAG laser capsulotomy is a noninvasive outpatient procedure that uses focused infrared laser pulses to create an opening in the clouded posterior capsule behind an intraocular lens, restoring a...

YAG laser capsulotomy is a brief, non-invasive outpatient procedure that uses focused laser energy to open a clouded membrane behind the intraocular lens implant placed during cataract surgery....

Posterior capsule opacification (PCO) is a clouding of the thin membrane that holds the artificial intraocular lens in place after cataract surgery. It is not a cataract growing back; the natural...

Cataract surgery is a procedure that removes the clouded natural lens and replaces it with an artificial intraocular lens. While serious complications are rare, certain post-operative symptoms may...

Ideally, your vision should steadily improve or at least stay stable in the days after cataract surgery. If you notice your vision getting worse instead of better, that’s not typical and...

Cataract surgery discomfort is a predictable part of the healing process that ranges from mild grittiness and light sensitivity to deeper aching in the first days after the procedure. Most...

A retinal detachment is a rare but serious issue that can occur after any eye surgery (or even spontaneously) in certain people, especially highly nearsighted folks. After cataract surgery, the...