Cataracts can significantly impact your daily life, making simple activities like reading, driving, or enjoying time with family more challenging. At West Virginia Eye Consultants, our experienced team of ophthalmologists specializes in advanced cataract surgery techniques and premium intraocular lens options to restore your clear vision and improve your quality of life.
What Are Cataracts?
Cataracts occur when the natural lens of your eye becomes cloudy, causing vision to become blurred or hazy. While cataracts can affect people of all ages, they become increasingly common as you get older, making them one of the leading causes of vision changes in adults.
While cataracts typically develop slowly over time, they can eventually interfere with your ability to perform everyday tasks. The good news is that cataracts are highly treatable with modern surgical techniques.
Recognizing the early signs of cataracts is crucial for timely treatment. Patients often experience increased sensitivity to light and glare, difficulty seeing at night, colors appearing faded or yellowed, frequent changes in their prescription glasses, and the appearance of halos around lights.
If you’re experiencing any of these symptoms, our West Virginia eye specialists can provide a comprehensive evaluation to determine if cataracts are affecting your vision.
Modern cataract surgery is one of the most successful and commonly performed procedures in medicine. During the outpatient procedure, your surgeon removes the cloudy natural lens and replaces it with an artificial intraocular lens (IOL) that can dramatically improve your vision.
Our surgical facility utilizes the latest techniques and technology to ensure the best results. The procedure typically takes less than 30 minutes, and you’re able to go home the same day.
Premium IOL Options
West Virginia Eye Consultants offers several advanced premium IOL options to meet your specific visual needs and lifestyle requirements:
For patients with astigmatism, our Toric lens option can simultaneously address both cataracts and astigmatism in a single procedure. These specially designed premium IOLs feature different powers in different meridians of the lens, effectively correcting the irregular curvature of the cornea that causes astigmatism. This can significantly reduce your dependence on glasses for distance vision after cataract surgery.
Toric IOL
Tecnis IOL
Multifocal Lens
Multifocal IOLs are designed to provide clear vision at multiple distances, potentially reducing your need for reading glasses or bifocals after cataract surgery. These premium lenses feature different zones that focus light for near, intermediate, and distance vision, allowing many patients to enjoy greater visual independence in their daily activities.
Light Adjustable Lens (LAL)
The RxSight Light Adjustable Lens is the first and only intraocular lens that can be adjusted after cataract surgery to fine-tune your vision. Using specialized light treatment, your eye doctor can customize the lens power to optimize your vision, potentially reducing or eliminating your dependence on glasses for distance vision.
What makes the Light Adjustable Lens unique is its ability to be modified after implantation. During follow-up visits, your eye doctor can make precise adjustments to the lens using targeted UV light treatments.
This technology provides an unprecedented level of customization that wasn’t possible with traditional IOLs.
Light Adjustable Lens
Why Choose West Virginia Eye Consultants?
Our commitment to excellence extends beyond advanced surgical techniques and premium IOL technology. We believe in providing personalized care that addresses each patient’s unique visual needs and lifestyle goals. During your comprehensive consultation, we’ll discuss your vision expectations, daily activities, and visual priorities to help determine which premium IOL option is best suited for you.
Ready to see clearly again? Don’t let cataracts hold you back from enjoying life’s precious moments. Schedule a cataract evaluation at West Virginia Eye Consultants in Charleston, WV, today!
