I can see clearly now...Isn’t that how the song goes? Well, that may not be the case if you have cataracts.
Cataracts affect the lens of the eye resulting in cloudy or filmy vision, dulled color vision, and difficulty with glare, particularly when driving at night. Cataracts are a normal event of aging and more than 90% of people of the age of 75 have cataracts. Once you start to notice the symptoms of cataracts, changing glasses will only help minimally in improving your vision. The best option to optimize your sight is to have cataract surgery.
With cataract surgery, the cloudy natural lens must be removed from the eye. It is than replaced with a permanent new lens implant that not only clears your cloudy vision; it can eliminate or reduce your need for glasses.
Determining the right implant lens for you can be based on many factors. You may be given the choice of a specialty lens that can correct astigmatism or one that could restore your ability to see at all distances such as a multifocal or accommodating lens.
If your functional vision is impaired and it is beginning to affect your lifestyle; reading, sports, driving, etc. then it may be time to consider cataract surgery.