One of the most common questions patients ask during an eye examination is: how come I have blurred vision? Often, behind this symptom lies a very common condition, especially after the age of 60: cataracts.
Cataracts are the opacification of the lens of the eye, the natural lens inside the eye that serves to focus images. When the lens loses its transparency, light can no longer pass through properly, and vision becomes blurry, dimmed, sometimes even doubled. It is like looking through fogged or dirty glass.
In addition to blurred vision, the most common symptoms of cataracts are increased sensitivity to light and glare, the need for brighter light to read or perform daily activities resulting in difficulty with night vision. The opacification of the lens is gradual, which is also why frequent changes of glasses due to visual decline are an early sign.
But never fear, the main cause of cataracts is aging. Over the years, the lens undergoes structural changes that lead to loss of transparency. However, there are also other factors that can contribute to the early onset of cataracts, such as diabetes, prolonged corticosteroid use, prolonged UV exposure, eye trauma, and previous eye surgery.
Cataracts are diagnosed through a comprehensive eye examination, which includes fundus examination and measurement of visual acuity. Once the diagnosis is confirmed, the definitive treatment is surgery.
Cataract surgery is a safe, quick and widely used procedure. It consists of removing the opacified lens and replacing it with an artificial intraocular lens. In most cases, improvement in vision is evident after only a few days.
With modern surgical techniques and increasingly high-performance artificial intraocular lenses, it is possible with a single procedure not only to correct cataracts but also to improve visual quality significantly. In fact, premium lenses offer more complete and personalized vision by allowing you to see well near, far, and at intermediate distances, reducing or eliminating the need for glasses.
When cataracts affect patients at a young age or otherwise active subjects, perhaps sportsmen, reading enthusiasts or subjects who are often in the car, the use of these lenses provides greater independence from glasses and truly effective results for maximum visual benefit with a single intervention...
Life Clinic offers a comprehensive course of action for this type of surgery: our highly trained professionals, with the help of state-of-the-art diagnostic instrumentation, will be able to identify the most appropriate lens for each patient's needs.
