What Is a Cataract?
The term cataracts refers to the eye’s natural lens. Clear at birth, the lens becomes cloudy over time, causing vision problems and can eventually cause blindness if left untreated. Cataracts are completely normal and typically develop sometime in our 50s or 60s. Surgery is the only treatment for a cataract. You should consider surgery when cataracts cause enough loss of vision to interfere with your daily activities.
Can Cataracts Be Prevented?
Most cataracts occur with age. However, a good, balanced diet, protection from the sun, and restraint from smoking can delay the development of cataracts.
What Are My Treatment Options?
Cataract Surgery (Removal)
Cataract surgery is a routine, virtually painless outpatient procedure that replaces your clouded lens with a clear intraocular lens implant. Cataract removal is performed through a procedure called phacoemulsification. In this procedure, high-energy ultrasound waves are used to gently remove your cataract. In most cases, we use only eye drop anesthesia, allowing our patients the fastest possible recovery. Once the cataract is removed, a permanent, artificial lens is inserted. It is not uncommon for our patients to have the benefit of dramatically improved vision within a few hours of their procedure.
Clear Lens Exchange
For those with presbyopia that are not yet candidates for cataract removal, your surgeon may offer an elective procedure known as clear lens exchange. This procedure uses the same successful techniques as modern cataract surgery by replacing your natural lens with an intraocular lens (IOL) designed to reduce or eliminate your need for readers, bifocals or even trifocals.
Results After Cataract Treatment
I’ve been in business and observed interactions between customers and employees my whole life. I cannot say enough about how impressed and pleased I was with my entire experience with Longwood Eye & LASIK Center. From the first phone call to set up the appointment, to the time Dr. Warren spent with me before and after my surgery, and all of my pre and post-operative appointments, it was a truly a pleasant experience!
Three of my friends had similar cataract procedures, and prior to my conversation with them, I had no idea that this type of procedure was available. It is totally remarkable how I feel and how my vision has improved without the use of contact lenses. Simply put, my results are outstanding and I have never experienced this level of professionalism and care, and I wholeheartedly recommend Dr. Warren and his team at Longwood Eye & LASIK Center.
-Michael M – Cataract Surgery with John Warren, MD
Which Lens Is Best for Me?
Distance Correcting Monofocal IOLs
Traditionally, the lens implant used for cataract surgery is a monofocal IOL. In most cases, the monofocal lens provides good distance vision for driving, walking, and some everyday activities. However, most people receiving monofocal lenses still require reading glasses or bifocals to have a full range of vision.
- Traditional
- Advanced
Astigmatism Correcting IOLs
Approximately 20% of cataract surgery patients have a significant degree of astigmatism. Astigmatism creates distortion in vision and is not corrected by traditional cataract or lens replacement surgery. The unique design of the Toric IOL makes it possible to provide quality distance vision and reduce or eliminate astigmatism at the same time.
- Clareon TORIC
- Tecnis TORIC
- enVista TORIC
Enhanced vision option
This option combines the optics of advanced wavefront-designed monofocal IOL with modern surgical planning and techniques to provide a higher quality and overall enhanced vision with a monofocal designed IOL. These techniques will also further reduce or eliminate your need for distance glasses including low levels of pre-existing astigmatism. In a clinical study, these more advanced optics provided improved visibility, better contrast sensitivity, and reduced glare.
Vision correction decisions are among the most important you will ever make. There are many intraocular lens (IOL) options available, including traditional monofocal, advanced monofocal, toric and multifocal, IOLs. Your doctor will discuss all the options available and recommend the IOL that is best for you.
Presbyopic Correcting IOLs
Previous lens replacement technologies provided only one improved focal point, distance, leaving people dependent on readers or bifocals after cataract surgery. Furthermore, in the past, those who were not yet cataract surgery candidates had no good alternatives to readers, bifocals, or trifocals. Recent advances in lens technology now make it possible to improve vision at all ranges, near through distance, with increased freedom from glasses or contact lenses. Our doctors are proud to offer the most advanced multifocal IOLs to give our patients the best possible vision.
- Tecnis Synergy Multifocal
- Clareon PanOptix Multifocal
What Are the Risks Associated with Lens Replacement Surgery?
As with any surgical procedure, there are risks involved. These may include infection, retinal detachment, an increase in eye pressure, reactions to medications, and vision changes. Our doctors will discuss all risks and benefits with you before your surgery.
Are There Any Side Effects?
Common side effects include redness, scratchiness, and light sensitivity. You may also experience glare, halos around lights, and blurred vision. These side effects may make it more difficult to see while driving at night or working in low light for a period of time, however they generally resolve over time.
How Long Does the Procedure Take?
Cataract surgery is generally a simple, outpatient procedure requiring only a few hours of your time. Patients should plan on being at the surgery center for about 2-3 hours.
Where Will My Surgery Be Performed?
Your lens replacement procedure will be performed by one of our surgeons in an outpatient surgery center or hospital facility.
What Can I Expect After My Surgery?
After a short stay in the outpatient recovery area, you will be ready to go home. Plan to have someone drive you home. Everyone heals differently, but most patients can return to their normal activities the very next day. You will return to our office for a postoperative visit the next day. You will notice an improvement in your vision at that time which will continue to sharpen over the next 30 days. Eye drops will be prescribed to prevent infection and help your eye to heal.
How Will I See After Cataract Surgery?
Once the cloudy lens is removed, you will see a dramatic improvement in the clarity of your vision. Colors will be brighter, more vivid. And advanced lens implants, such as Tecnis, ReSTOR, and Crystalens, can deliver vision that is uniquely suited to your lifestyle. Dr. Warren and Dr. Fay will talk with you to understand your vision needs and can recommend a lens implant that gives you a fuller range of vision, allowing you to spend most of your day without glasses.
Will I Need to Wear Glasses After My Cataract Surgery?
During traditional cataract surgery, a single focus lens is implanted. Often times this gives patients good distance vision but still requires them to wear reading glasses for near vision. However, we offer our patients the option for a multifocal or accommodating lens implant that may allow them good vision at any distance, near through far.
Schedule a Consultation
If you are interested in learning more about cataract surgery and would like to see if you are a good candidate, please call 1-855-286-2020 or request a consultation online.
Testimonials
The staff (people behind the counter) are always pleasant and helpful. Dr. Warren, Dr. Lotufo, and Dr. Ying have been so very helpful in teaching me how to manage my glaucoma medication and reassuring me about the healthy status of my macula. I always feel comfortable and well cared for, and my questions get complete and helpful answers. Since Dr. Warren did my cataract surgery I have the best, clearest vision I have ever had in my whole life and I am so grateful to receive all this wonderful care (and effective prescriptions) through my health insurance without having to manage all the paperwork myself. These people are the best, I can't recommend them highly enough!January 26, 2025
Recently, I met with my eye doctor, Dr. Thomas Maher. He is friendly, informative, helpful, and easy to talk to. We had a discussion about cataract surgery, and I felt secure with going forward with my surgery with Dr. John Warren. I had my surgeries and all went well. Dr. Warren and the staff at the Center were caring and informative. I am very satisfied with my results.January 26, 2025
I was seen by Dr. Aaron Fay. His team and he were very thorough, professional and kind. I felt very well taken care of. All my questions were answered completely. The staff were quite knowledgeable. I left there completely satisfied and highly recommend Longwood Eye & Lasik. I was just seen more recently by Dr. Glavine. She is very kind, professional, thorough and friendly. The doctors and staff seem consistent in how they treat patients. This is reassuring and will keep me going back. I definitely recommend this office for excellent eye care and satisfaction.January 25, 2025
Staff was very friendly. I was seen with virtually no wait. Dr. Ying was very cordial, professional and answered all of my questions. I would not hesitate to see him again.January 25, 2025
I was seen by Dr. Aaron Fay. His team and he were very thorough, professional and kind. I felt very well taken care of. All my questions were answered completely. The staff were quite knowledgeable. I left there completely satisfied and highly recommend Longwood Eye & Lasik. I was just seen more recently by Dr. Glavine. She is very kind, professional, thorough and friendly. The doctors and staff seem consistent in how they treat patients. This is reassuring and will keep me going back. I definitely recommend this office for excellent eye care and satisfaction.January 25, 2025
Longwood Eye & LASIK is an amazing company. On first observation, it appears as if it's a factory of sorts. The regimented processes of evaluation and people moving through the many steps of what it takes to properly evaluate eyes is time consuming...and people in the midst of it all move through the place steadily. Lots of waiting area room! I've been in the building when it's been crowded, and not so crowded, and it's very busy as if in an airport! I've seen and spoken to 6 different techs and one main doctor, Dr. Benoit, when bringing friends in for evaluation and surgeries. The techs are ALL well versed in what they need to do and relate the information of what they are doing very easily. A lot is VERY complex, but they relate it all in basic and easily understandable terms. Dr. Benoit is a champion who handles explaining critical surgery in a variety of ways and is simply SUPER to make what can be a scary process into something one can relax about. On surgery day, if you drop somebody off for surgery, don't go too far, as they will be ready very quickly, unlike a hospital where a 5am arrival and recovery time for surgeries can be a half a day! I needed to go home, 15 minutes away from the facility after a surgery drop off, and 30 minutes after I got settled the phone rang with one of the associates saying my friend was all set and ready to go home! So fast! She was very comfortable and had some precautions to deal with, but certainly nothing that seemed different than a standard medical appointment for a shot, as an example. So, it's great that the Westside Center is in the middle of the largest shopping and restaurant center around. Shop, eat, sit and read or use your phone, and pretty soon your patient will be ready to go back home! I'll be ready for cataract surgery sooner than later, and I'll be there to go through all I need to do for me instead of others, and am actually looking forward to it! What a great place right in Westside!! GREAT people make it that way.January 25, 2025
Longwood Eye and Dr. Warren were amazing for my ASA eye surgery in September! Such a great experience and very informative with every step.January 17, 2025
As always the office is clean, well staffed and efficiently ran. The wait time minimal. Dr. Ying was excellent and answered all of my questions. When I checked out, I was able to schedule my next appointment at a time convenient for me.January 17, 2025
I called 20 places and then called this place and they got me an appointment for that week! While I was there for a routine eye check up so I could get contacts, the doctor noticed I had retina detachment and called a retina specialist in to come look at my eyes right then and there! I left with an appointment to fix the problem and would have never even known there was one without these great doctors who went above and beyond!January 17, 2025
The staff is excellent as always. Dr Ying is wonderful. I’ve had 4 procedures total with Dr. Warren and Dr. Ying and I wouldn’t go anywhere else for treatment.January 17, 2025
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