Author: Gary Wortz MD
Light-Adjustable Lens: Who Should (and Shouldn’t) Get It for Cataracts
A light-adjustable lens (LAL) is a photoreactive intraocular lens whose power can be fine-tuned with UV light after cataract surgery, allowing surgeons to customize the refractive outcome once the...
Light-Adjustable Lens Explained: Post-Implant Vision Adjustment
The light-adjustable lens is the only cataract implant that can be customized after surgery — but that flexibility has specific requirements, and not every patient qualifies.
In this short from Eye...
Floaters After Cataract Surgery: Why They Don’t Go Away (And Get Worse)
Cataract surgery can dramatically improve your vision — but floaters aren’t part of what it fixes. In fact, for some patients, they become more noticeable afterward.
In this episode of Eye...
Cataract Surgery and Floaters: Why They Persist (And Sometimes Worsen)
Most patients assume cataract surgery will take care of their floaters. It doesn’t — and for some, they become more noticeable after the cloudy lens is removed.
Important: Sudden new...
Why Floaters Are More Noticeable After Cataract Surgery, Not Fewer
Cataract surgery didn’t give you more floaters. It just let you see them.
When the cloudy crystalline lens is removed and a clear intraocular lens is implanted, vitreous floaters that were...
New Eye Floaters After Cataract Surgery: When to See a Doctor Urgently
Not all floaters look like small dark specks — and some are warning signs that require urgent evaluation.
In this short from Eye Surgery Today, the doctors explain what sudden new floaters,...
Cataract Surgery After LASIK or PRK: What Your Surgeon Needs to Know
If you’ve had LASIK, PRK, or RK in the past, cataract surgery is still very much an option — but the lens calculation process is more complex than it is for eyes with no refractive surgery...
Cataract Surgery After LASIK: Why Prior Corneal Surgery Complicates Lens Selection
Cataract surgery after LASIK or PRK is a procedure that requires specialized IOL power calculation methods because prior corneal reshaping alters the measurements standard formulas depend on.
This...
Cataract Surgery Vision Results: What Most Patients Get Wrong About Recovery
Most patients assume that how they see before cataract surgery is a preview of what they’ll experience after. That assumption leads to real frustration — and it starts with a conversation...
