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 Your eye has a clear lens through which light passes, allowing you to see. When the lens loses its transparency, the cloudy tissue that develops is known as a cataract.
Cataracts cause progressive, painless loss of vision. The development of cataracts is a normal part of the aging process. It usually begins around age 50 and progresses slowly. In younger people cataracts can result from an injury, certain medications, or illnesses such as diabetes. Prolonged exposure to ultraviolet light may also play a role in the formation of cataracts. Studies have also shown that people who smoke cigarettes have a higher risk of developing cataracts than non-smokers.
Although cataracts usually develop without pain, some indications that a cataract may be forming are:
- Blurred or hazy vision
- Difficulty seeing small print
- Poor quality of vision
- Double vision
- Poor vision in bright light
- Seeing halos around lights
- Yellowish tinged vision
- Night vision difficulty
If visual impairment interferes with your ability to read, work, or do the things you enjoy then you may need cataract surgery. Surgery is the only proven means of effectively treating cataracts. Cataract surgery is a safe effective procedure using the most precise surgical techniques. Dr. Ellant is able to complete the painless procedure in about 15 minutes, and most people have returned home before lunch time. Many people have no pain after surgery and are able to return to work the next day.
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CATARACT SURGERY
 Cataract surgery is a safe and effective procedure using the most advanced microsurgical technology and techniques. Phacoemulsification (phaco) uses ultrasonic energy to gently break the cataract into small pieces, then uses vacuum to remove the microscopic fragments from the eye. The intraocular lens of your choice is then inserted into your eye to focus the vision properly. By using limbal relaxing incisions and the newest and most reliable IOL technology, Dr. Ellant is able to reduce or eliminate most patient's need for glasses, for both distance and near, both quickly and safely.
Cataract surgery is performed as an outpatient procedure using local anesthesia. 90% of patients require only topical anesthesia. Topical anesthesia utilizes eye drops or gel containing a numbing medicine, eliminating the need for an injection near the eye.
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LIMBAL RELAXING INCISIONS
Patients with astigmatism who are undergoing cataract surgery can choose to have limbal-relaxing incisions (LRI) made to reduce their dependence on glasses for clear vision. LRIs
are tiny incisions made around the edge of the cornea, called the limbus. These incisions "relax" the cornea's steep curvature and make the eye more round, reducing or eliminating eye's astigmatism. Limbal-relaxing incisions have been shown to heal faster and cause fewer side effects than other astigmatic keratotomy (AK) procedures.
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LENS REPLACEMENT SURGERY featuring MULTIFOCAL INTRAOCULAR LENSES (IOLs)
 Artificial lenses (IOLs) are implanted in the eye to replace natural lenses for patients with cataracts, presbyopia (the loss of the eye's ability to focus up close that results naturally from the aging process) or high refractive errors that is not correctable with LASEK. Intraocular lenses have been available for over 50 years. They are safe, reliable, and part of the medical miracle that allows people to have excellent vision after cataract surgery, often better than they have had for decades. Until recently, IOLs were only available to correct distance vision. These monofocal lenses helped improve distance vision after cataract surgery, but patients still needed glasses or contact lenses for near vision activities like reading and using the computer. Now, advancements in technology have produced multifocal IOLs that allow patients to see clearly at all distances -- near, far and many distances in between. Multifocal IOLs such as ReZoom™ and ReSTOR® correct distance and near vision abnormalities so cataract surgery patients -- and patients seeking treatment for presbyopia alone -- can see clearly without relying on glasses.
The procedure to replace a patient's natural lens with a multifocal IOL is the same as that used in cataract surgery.
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ReZoom™ LENS
 The ReZoom™ multifocal IOL helps patients focus clearly on objects at a range of distances and in varied light conditions. Featuring a patented lens design called Balanced View Optics™ Technology, the ReZoom lens has five spherical segments with smooth transitions in between so the eyes focus seamlessly from one distance to the next. These five segments within the IOL give patients excellent distance, near, AND intermediate vision.
If you have been diagnosed as having cataracts and are experiencing one or more of the following vision problems, you may be a candidate for the ReZoom multifocal IOL:
- Difficulty reading
- Difficulty seeing close objects
- Difficulty driving, especially at night
- Frequent changes in glasses prescription
- Need for bifocals
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ReSTOR® LENS
 Using apodization, diffraction and refraction technologies, the ReSTOR® lens improves upon ordinary replacement lenses (IOLs) by providing comprehensive focusing capabilities so patients can see clearly in a range of lighting conditions and at all distances -- at noon or midnight, nearby or far away, and many distances in between. Up to 80% of patients who use the ReSTOR® lens don't need to rely on glasses or contact lenses after surgery.
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