Do people usually develop a certain level of visual impairment before they decide to seek treatment options?
People seek treatment because of vision difficulty – trouble with night driving such as increased glare or trouble with small print. As cataracts progress (i.e. as lens clouding progresses) they are changing the power of the lens inside the eye. Sometimes a change in the power of a person’s glasses lens can be made to account for that, and vision can be improved again just by updating glasses. Q: Is there a reason that it’s better to seek treatment sooner rather than later? A: Yes, to get the benefit that is available from improved functioning with better vision. Very dense cataracts can pose some increased surgical complexity for removal, but essentially we can still remove even advanced cataracts. Q: Describe how a patient prepares for cataract surgery. A: The first step is a visit to an eye doctor. This could be your regular eye doctor who could make the diagnosis and comment on the severity of the cataract and help make recommendations about options which may include observation, u
