Eye Surgery Today https://eyesurgerytoday.com/ Eye Surgery Today Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:02:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://eyesurgerytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-eye-surgery-logo-08-scaled-1-32x32.png Eye Surgery Today https://eyesurgerytoday.com/ 32 32 Collaborative Care Begins with Patient Pre-Education https://eyesurgerytoday.com/faqs/collaborative-care-begins-with-patient-pre-education/ https://eyesurgerytoday.com/faqs/collaborative-care-begins-with-patient-pre-education/#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2026 08:59:42 +0000 https://eyesurgerytoday.com/?p=4509 I recently spent time with Dr. Joey Allen, who practices optometry at Grove Eye Care in Richmond, VA. Better known as Doctor Eye Health, he reaches a digital audience of more than 1.3 million YouTube subscribers and over 100 million views. Dr. Allen recently appeared as a guest on Eye Surgery Today, an emerging resource […]

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]]> https://eyesurgerytoday.com/faqs/collaborative-care-begins-with-patient-pre-education/feed/ 0 Cataract Surgery Doesn’t Just Fix Your Eyes — Here’s What It Does to Your Brain https://eyesurgerytoday.com/cataract-surgery/cataract-surgery-doesnt-just-fix-your-eyes-heres-what-it-does-to-your-brain/ https://eyesurgerytoday.com/cataract-surgery/cataract-surgery-doesnt-just-fix-your-eyes-heres-what-it-does-to-your-brain/#respond Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:31:11 +0000 https://eyesurgerytoday.com/?p=4506 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 […]

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]]> https://eyesurgerytoday.com/cataract-surgery/cataract-surgery-doesnt-just-fix-your-eyes-heres-what-it-does-to-your-brain/feed/ 0 What One of the World’s Top Cataract Surgeons Asks Before Choosing Your Lens https://eyesurgerytoday.com/faqs/what-one-of-the-worlds-top-cataract-surgeons-asks-before-choosing-your-lens/ https://eyesurgerytoday.com/faqs/what-one-of-the-worlds-top-cataract-surgeons-asks-before-choosing-your-lens/#respond Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:26:58 +0000 https://eyesurgerytoday.com/?p=4500 Most cataract consultations start with options. Dr. Steven Dell — who has spent 30 years pioneering goal-first cataract planning — argues that’s the wrong starting point. The right place to start is a single question: what does this patient actually want? In this episode of Eye Surgery Today, Dr. Dell explains how the Dell Questionnaire […]

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]]> https://eyesurgerytoday.com/faqs/what-one-of-the-worlds-top-cataract-surgeons-asks-before-choosing-your-lens/feed/ 0 Why Your Cataract Consultation Takes 2-3 Hours — And Why That’s Actually a Good Sign https://eyesurgerytoday.com/cataract-surgery/why-your-cataract-consultation-takes-2-3-hours-and-why-thats-actually-a-good-sign/ https://eyesurgerytoday.com/cataract-surgery/why-your-cataract-consultation-takes-2-3-hours-and-why-thats-actually-a-good-sign/#respond Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:29:19 +0000 https://eyesurgerytoday.com/?p=4503 Patients are told to expect two to three hours. They still show up surprised. This episode of Eye Surgery Today exists to change that. The surgical team walks through every step of a cataract consultation: why things happen in a specific order, what each scan measures, why your eyes need time to dilate, and what […]

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]]> https://eyesurgerytoday.com/cataract-surgery/why-your-cataract-consultation-takes-2-3-hours-and-why-thats-actually-a-good-sign/feed/ 0 What a 100-Million-View Eye Doctor Learned From His Own Vision Surgery https://eyesurgerytoday.com/faqs/what-a-100-million-view-eye-doctor-learned-from-his-own-vision-surgery/ https://eyesurgerytoday.com/faqs/what-a-100-million-view-eye-doctor-learned-from-his-own-vision-surgery/#respond Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:21:04 +0000 https://eyesurgerytoday.com/?p=4494 Most patients assume their optometrist and surgeon are operating in separate worlds. Dr. Joey Allen — known online as Dr. Eye Health with over 100 million views — explains why that assumption leads to worse outcomes. In this episode of Eye Surgery Today, Dr. Allen breaks down the co-managed care model that connects optometrists and […]

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]]> https://eyesurgerytoday.com/faqs/what-a-100-million-view-eye-doctor-learned-from-his-own-vision-surgery/feed/ 0 Why Cataract Surgeons Don’t All Do Things the Same Way https://eyesurgerytoday.com/cataract-surgery/why-cataract-surgeons-dont-all-do-things-the-same-way/ https://eyesurgerytoday.com/cataract-surgery/why-cataract-surgeons-dont-all-do-things-the-same-way/#respond Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:20:15 +0000 https://eyesurgerytoday.com/?p=4493 It’s easy to compare your cataract surgery experience with someone else’s. Maybe your friend started eye drops days before surgery. Maybe your surgeon didn’t. Does that mean one approach is better? In this episode of Eye Surgery Today, experienced cataract surgeons explain why there isn’t a single standard way to prepare for surgery, what different […]

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]]> https://eyesurgerytoday.com/cataract-surgery/why-cataract-surgeons-dont-all-do-things-the-same-way/feed/ 0 IOL Exchange After Cataract Surgery: Can a Lens Implant Actually Be Replaced? https://eyesurgerytoday.com/cataract-surgery/iol-exchange-after-cataract-surgery-can-a-lens-implant-actually-be-replaced/ https://eyesurgerytoday.com/cataract-surgery/iol-exchange-after-cataract-surgery-can-a-lens-implant-actually-be-replaced/#respond Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:17:50 +0000 https://eyesurgerytoday.com/?p=4490 Most cataract surgeries are permanent from day one. But in rare situations — when a patient never adapts to their lens implant — surgeons have a real option: replacing it. In this episode of Eye Surgery Today, the doctors explain what an IOL exchange involves, why it’s considered when a patient isn’t adapting to their […]

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]]> https://eyesurgerytoday.com/cataract-surgery/iol-exchange-after-cataract-surgery-can-a-lens-implant-actually-be-replaced/feed/ 0 Fuchs’ Dystrophy and Cataract Surgery: Why Delaying Can Actually Be Riskier https://eyesurgerytoday.com/faqs/fuchs-dystrophy-and-cataract-surgery-why-delaying-can-actually-be-riskier/ https://eyesurgerytoday.com/faqs/fuchs-dystrophy-and-cataract-surgery-why-delaying-can-actually-be-riskier/#respond Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:15:58 +0000 https://eyesurgerytoday.com/?p=4487 For patients with Fuchs’ endothelial dystrophy, cataract surgery involves a layer of planning that doesn’t apply to most patients — and the instinct to wait can sometimes make things harder, not easier. In this episode of Eye Surgery Today, the doctors explain why Fuchs’ dystrophy changes cataract surgery planning, how surgeons decide whether to treat […]

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]]> https://eyesurgerytoday.com/faqs/fuchs-dystrophy-and-cataract-surgery-why-delaying-can-actually-be-riskier/feed/ 0 Did Cataract Surgery Change Your Vision… Or Restore It? https://eyesurgerytoday.com/faqs/did-cataract-surgery-change-your-vision-or-restore-it/ https://eyesurgerytoday.com/faqs/did-cataract-surgery-change-your-vision-or-restore-it/#respond Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:13:34 +0000 https://eyesurgerytoday.com/?p=4482 Many cataract patients expect sharper vision after surgery. What they don’t expect is walking outside and suddenly noticing bluer skies, greener trees, or even colors in their own home that seem completely different. In this episode of Eye Surgery Today, the doctors explain why colors often appear dramatically brighter after cataract surgery, why some patients […]

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]]> https://eyesurgerytoday.com/faqs/did-cataract-surgery-change-your-vision-or-restore-it/feed/ 0 Eye Trauma History and Cataract Surgery: Why Your Surgeon Needs to Know https://eyesurgerytoday.com/faqs/eye-trauma-history-and-cataract-surgery-why-your-surgeon-needs-to-know/ https://eyesurgerytoday.com/faqs/eye-trauma-history-and-cataract-surgery-why-your-surgeon-needs-to-know/#respond Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:10:40 +0000 https://eyesurgerytoday.com/?p=4479 Most patients remember their major surgeries. Most forget the eye injury they had twenty years ago — and that information can completely change how a cataract surgeon plans the procedure. In this episode of Eye Surgery Today, the doctors explain how old eye trauma — even minor injuries from decades past — can silently weaken […]

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