"Glen Goodman has been my eye doctor for more than 20 years. Whenever I have the opportunity, I tell my friends he is one of the most thorough and compassionate doctors I have ever encountered. He doesn’t rush my appointment, takes the time to explain things to me and always makes a point to listen to everything I say.
I also knew Glen long before he became a doctor. In high school he was a fine athlete and a gifted scholar, but what I remember most is that he was a nice kid who wanted to do some good in the world when he grew up. I believe he surpassed his goal ten times over."
Jack Dwyer, Mendon
Glen’s former Tennis Coach, Teacher, and FriendTreatment and Care of Cataracts
When vision has been affected enough to interfere with an individual’s daily life, the cataract will need to be removed. Cataract removal is typically conducted as an outpatient surgical procedure in the Goodman Eye Medical Center.
The cataract is removed through a small incision and a new artificial lens called an intraocular lens (IOL) is added in its place. Recovery from the surgery is usually very quick with improvement in vision in most cases immediate.
Advances in cataract care in recent years have been significant. The innovation of no-stitch cataract surgery greatly decreased complications and recovery time. New technology in IOL's have given patients new options as well, such as lenses that also treat presbyopia (age related loss of near vision).
Like any surgery, there are risks which should be discussed with your surgeon before opting to have cataract surgery. Complications are rare, but can include an increase in intraocular pressure and retinal detachment.
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What is a cataract?
The lenses of our eyes are used to focus our sight and are normally clear. For individuals with cataracts, the normal clearness has been replaced with a cloudiness or lack of transparency. This can be due to normal age related changes or can be caused by a specific trauma to the eye. Other causes of cataracts include certain medications and diseases such as diabetes.
The effect of clouding can range from mild with minimum effects on vision to severe, with the ability to detect motion or shapes completely lost. When the loss of transparency is significant enough to effect vision, it is referred to as a cataractous lens or more commonly, a cataract.
Cataracts are a very common eye problem with over a million and a half people having cataracts removed each year.
Cataract symptoms
There are a variety of types of cataracts with each having a different effect on an individual’s vision. Some types are more likely to initially affect reading and near vision, while other will affect distant vision. In some farsighted (known as hyperopic) individuals, vision can actually improve initially, while myopic or nearsighted persons will have an initial reduction in distant vision.
Typical age related cataracts progress without pain and are characterized by gradual decreases in vision. You may experience any of the following:
- decrease in color intensity
- glare, especially at night
- blurring of vision
- frequent change of eyeglass or contact prescription
- yellowing of images
- double vision is experienced rarely
Please Contact Goodman Eye Medical Center for free written information about cataract surgery and lens implants.