Cataract - What is it

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What is a Cataract?

With the formation of a cataract, activities like reading, bowling, or driving can be difficult. Fortunately, vision can be restored quickly, allowing the patient to return home within a few hours. With new advances in cataract surgery, vision improvement begins almost immediately, and an eye patch isn't even needed.

So What is a Cataract? A Cataract is the clouding of the lens of the eye. (See above animation) Normally, light passes through the clear lens and is focused onto the Retina. However, the natural aging process can cause the lens to become cloudy. The Cataract or cloudy lens blocks the passage of light through the eye and causes distorted or blurred vision, glare, or difficulty seeing in poor lighting conditions.

Cataract surgery is the most common operation in the world. In the United States, more than 2.7 million procedures are performed annually. (National Institutes of Health)

There are 20.5 million cases of early cataracts among Americans aged 40 and older, and 50 percent of people older than 65 have developed significant cataracts. (National Institutes of Health)

Bear Creek Vision Center was established by Dr. David Seifert over 30 years ago and has continued to grow throughout the years.
Dr. Michael Wazny joined the practice in 2008 and brought with him the new and exciting technology of retinal photographs and laser scan imaging.
With this new instrumentation we can detect and monitor many eye diseases in their very early stages when therapy is MUCH more effective.

Bear Creek Vision Center 3190 S. Wadsworth Blvd. Suite 320 Lakewood, CO 80227 PHONE (303) 988-5858

Bear Creek Vision Center proudly serves Bear Creek, Lakewood and the surrounding cities of Denver, Littleton, Englewood, Columbine, Morrison, Idledale, Indian Hills, Golden, Wheat Ridge and Arvada.