Cataract Denver

Cataract Denver is helping many patients in Colorado that suffer from cataracts and need cataract surgery to correct their vision.  Although cataracts are more common in elderly people, we have seen them forming in younger generations.

For those of you that do not know what a cataract is, it is diagnosed as a loss of transparency on the lens of the eyeball.  The lens is the part of the eye that is situated behind the iris and it’s the part that is removed when having surgery by a cataract Denver doctor.

What causes cataracts?  Old age is the most common cause of cataracts as the lens of the eye can cloud over time.  Most of the patients that Denver surgeons treat are more than forty year of age.  Other causes of cataracts are:

• Serious injury
• Steroids
• Diabetes
• Over exposure to ultraviolet light

Babies can also be born with cataracts which are called congenital cataracts.  This is a rare occurrence so not many cataract Denver doctors will treat a new born.

Cataract Denver patients experience cataracts in a variety of ways

Cataracts cause a progressive decrease in vision of varying degrees for each patient.  One cataract Denver patient may go for years without surgery after being diagnosed while another may require treatment much sooner.

It depends on the loss of transparency of the lens in the eye for the reason that as long as light passes through the lens the vision is not blurred.

As the disease progresses Denver surgeons consult with patients, often times increasing the prescription for eye glasses and giving advice to not drive at night until after surgery.

Other symptoms of cataracts include blurry vision, decrease in color density and double vision.  Cataract Denver sufferers usually wait until the eyesight is so bad that they can’t see even with glasses.

What happens prior to cataract surgery in Denver?

Before the surgery the doctor will conduct a thorough eye exam and measure the eye in order to determine the dimensions of the replacement lens. Denver patients with cataracts will have the surgery after the examination so that the new lens can be manufactured.

When everything is prepared and the Denver cataract doctor is ready to perform the surgery he begins by creating a small tunnel incision, which will allow him to remove the cloudy lens and install the new one.

Most patients recover quickly after surgery and are able to return to a normal life without eyeglasses or contact lenses.

Cataract Denver doctors have a high success rate.  Patients of cataract surgery often encourage their family members to have to procedure if they are also suffering from cataracts.