Monovision: Overview
Monovision is a strategy that addresses the problem of presbyopia, in which people over the age of 40 begin to lose their ability to read or see up close. Monovision is a technique that involves...
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Light Adjustable Lenses: Overview
In the past, changing your intraocular lens, or IOL, after cataract surgery meant having another surgery. Light Adjustable Lenses are an IOL option that allow your doctor to adjust and improve your...
Considerations for Your IOL Choice
Cataract or lens replacement surgery involves replacing your current lens with a new intraocular lens, called an IOL. While there are many IOL options, our specialists will help you choose the lens...
Toric IOL Options
When it is time to consider an intraocular lens, or IOL, patients with astigmatism have multiple options to choose from. Astigmatism means the cornea, or clear outer surface of the eye, is not...
Refractive Vision Correction: LASIK & Other Options
Refractive vision correction is a category of surgical procedures that reshape or bypass the eye’s optical imperfections to reduce or eliminate dependence on glasses and contact lenses. These...
Refractive Lens Exchange
With laser eye surgeries such as LASIK, your vision is corrected by changing the shape of your cornea. However, this does not prevent the natural aging of the lens, which leads to conditions such...
Cataracts: Introduction
Did you know that 75% of people who’ve had cataract surgery wish they had done it sooner? Many people also say that surgery was easier than they expected!
Cataracts take years to develop, so...
Cataract Surgery: Post Operative Introduction
Congratulations. If you are watching this video, it probably means that you or a family member has successfully undergone cataract surgery. Most patients do not realize that this is the single most...
Vitreous: Floaters
Small specks or clouds moving in your field of vision are called floaters. Most floaters are not dangerous and are caused by tiny pieces of tissue inside of the eye. When light hits these pieces of...
Astigmatism Explained: Why You Should Correct Astigmatism During Cataract Surgery
What is astigmatism and should it be corrected during cataract surgery?
In this Eye Surgery Today segment, Dr. Gary Wertz explains how astigmatism affects vision, why it causes blurred or “smeared”...