Why do I have cataracts? My parents didn’t have them until they were in their 80s?
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Cataracts are a normal aging process; everyone eventually gets them if we live long enough. Think of cataracts as the “gray hair” of the eyes. Just like some people are bothered with their hair color change while others either don’t mind it or get used to it, cataracts can affect people’s vision to varying degrees […]
Read MoreWhat are my options if I have astigmatism?
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Cataract surgery is one of the most successful procedures. It has become so precise over the years that it is now being used as a method to permanently correct vision. People with nearsightedness, farsightedness, and/or presbyopia (the need to wear reading glasses) can have this procedure as an alternative to laser vision correction – even […]
Read MoreI was recently diagnosed with cataracts, but I’m only 56 years old. Should I wait until I get a little older before I have the surgery?
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While nobody wants to live with cataracts, some people are so frightened by the prospect of surgery that they would rather let their vision deteriorate. Others believe that their cataracts have to “ripen” before they can be removed, or that they must wait until their doctor tells them the cataracts are bad enough. This can […]
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