Cataract Surgery

What are Cataracts?

A cataract is a painless clouding of the human eye lens. It causes vision to be blurred as if looking through a dirty camera lens. As the cloudiness progresses, vision becomes increasingly blurred. The cataract formation interferes with the passage of light into the retina, which is located at the back of the eye. The retina is responsible for converting light into energy signals that are sent to the brain. Cataracts can cause a number of visual symptoms. These include:

• Glare from the sun, headlights, and lamps
• Dimming of vision requiring stronger light to see
• Dulling of color vision
• Hazy, blurry or unclear vision
• Difficulty reading small print
• A shadow imaging in one eye
• Frequently changing glasses prescriptions or glasses that don't seem to work.

What Causes Cataracts?

A cataract has many causes, including aging, genetics, poor diet, injury, ultraviolet exposure, smoking, diseases such as diabetes, and the use of certain medications. Cataracts can occur at any age.

When Should Cataracts be Removed?

Cataract surgery is performed when vision becomes affected. Years ago, people needed to wait until their cataracts became advanced before surgery could be performed. But thanks to surgical advances, that’s no longer the case.

Sometimes, cataracts grow so slowly that people are unaware they’ve lost vision. We share video imaging with patients to help them understand what is occurring in their eye.

What is Lifestyle Cataract Surgery?

Lifestyle cataract surgery involves removing the cataract and replacing the lens with a specially designed artificial lens implant. These lenses can provide a greater range of vision without glasses compared to traditional cataract surgery. They can correct astigmatism, near-sightedness, far-sightedness, and presbyopia.

We are experienced with many types of lens implants including PanOptix, Eyhance, Vivity, Symfony, Crystalens, Tecnis, Trulign, and others. We perform all Lifestyle lenses cataract surgery with the LenSx femtosecond laser.

Our goal is to reduce or eliminate dependence on glasses.

Why Choose Our Doctors to Perform Your Cataract Surgery?

We focus on the quality and range of vision after surgery. We limit the number of surgeries per day for better individual attention. Our doctors have over three decades of experience, more than 20,000 successful procedures, and a very low complication rate.
We start with a lifestyle questionnaire and use advanced diagnostic imaging for measurements and analysis. We employ AI alerts for factors that may affect surgery.
Our goal is to match each patient with the most appropriate cataract lens implant. During surgery, we use refined techniques, including the femtosecond laser. We also tailor medications to prevent complications and reduce costs.

Our surgeons have also taught other surgeons. Dr. Hedaya served as a Clinical Instructor of cataract surgery at New York University Medical Center. Dr. Ragam was Chief Resident at the New York Eye & Ear Infirmary.

Advanced Technology for Better Results

Patients should choose a surgeon with top expertise and equipment. Key considerations include:

• Use of the femtosecond laser for a precise, gentle procedure.
• Access to a Dry Eye Center to optimize results.
• Advanced computer measurements with devices like the Zeiss IOL Master 700, Zeiss Callisto, and Marco OPD3.
• In-office Laser Vision Correction capability.
• Affordable compounded eye drops and new medications such as Dextenza.
• Use of a high-quality surgical facility like Seashore Surgical Institute.