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Although blurry vision may be due to something as simple as general near- or far-sightedness, it could also be the early signs of cataracts. A visit to our Waldwick ophthalmologist and cataract surgeon at Wyckoff Ophthalmology will help determine and treat whatever the cause of your blurred vision may be—and you’ll be happy to know that our ophthalmologist is a highly trained cataract surgeon who performs small incision, sutureless cataract surgery.
Cataracts are common in older-aged patients, and develop slowly. Although cataracts do not disturb eyesight early on, they eventually will interfere with vision, so it is important to have your ophthalmologist regularly evaluating your eye health. Cataracts, which can be caused by disease, are a gradual thickening of the natural lens inside the eye, which can cloud, distort, and impair vision. At first, stronger lighting and eyeglasses can help you deal with this condition. But if impaired vision interferes with your usual activities, you might need cataract surgery. Eventually, if left untreated, cataracts will cause blindness. If visual loss is significant, surgical removal of the lens may be warranted. Cataract surgery is the most common eye surgery. During this procedure, a self-sealing small incision is performed, which does not require suture closure and is thus termed "no stitch” or “small incision” cataract surgery. Our Waldwick ophthalmologist will remove the cloudy lens and implant an artificial, intraocular lens. At Wyckoff Ophthalmology, our eye care center is also proud to offer new advanced technology intraocular lenses (IOLs), which are designed to reduce or even eliminate your need for glasses following cataract treatment. Also, for patients with low to very high amounts of astigmatism, TORIC IOLs are used to correct the vision. The entire cataract surgery process is completed in less than half an hour and is performed under local anesthesia.
Early diagnosis and treatment can minimize or prevent cataract-related vision loss. That’s why it is so important to get your eyes examined regularly. The search for a Waldwick ophthalmologist and cataract surgeon that specializes in this type of surgery doesn’t have to be as cloudy as your vision; Wyckoff Ophthalmology is clearly the destination for your small incision cataract surgery. Call our office or consult our website for more information regarding this procedure, or to schedule an appointment.
By Wyckoff Ophthalmology
June 13, 2016
