Connecticut
eye surgeon Leslie Doctor, M.D. offered some insight into driving safety
after cataract
surgery and particularly with regard to differences between men and women.
“Researchers reported on a study in Clinical
& Experimental Ophthalmology looking at
driving safety after cataract surgery. They found that motor vehicle accidents
involving men decreased by 15.3% in the 12 months following cataract surgery
but the frequency of postoperative crashes didn't change significantly for
women,” noted Dr. Doctor, a Corneal
Specialist & Connecticut Cataract Surgeon in Fairfield County. “We know all too well that delaying cataract
surgery often results in patients modifying their lifestyles and activities.
This is especially the case as people restrict
their driving in response to health and vision changes. We need to hear from
patients about their driving habits and whether they have had to change them as
their cataracts develop-then we can help,” said Dr. Doctor.
If
you or someone you know has a question about cataracts, cataract
surgery, lens implants or driving safety please feel free to call Doctor & Associates-203-227-4113, visit Doctor & Associates in
Fairfield County or facebook.com/doctorandassociates to schedule an
appointment.
Doctor & Associates is a
leading Fairfield County Connecticut eye care practice providing eye
examinations for adults and children, cataract surgery and
intraocular lens implants (IOL), laser vision correction such as LASIK,
diagnosis and treatment of cornea disease including cornea transplants,
diagnosis and management of diseases of the retina including diabetes and age
related macular degeneration and diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma as well as
contact lenses, eyeglasses and optical services. For those patients in need of
eye surgery, as a founding member of the Wilton Surgery Center, Doctor &
Associates eye surgeons are able to provide eye surgery in a convenient, close
to home and cost effective ambulatory surgery center.
Whatever your eye care, eye
health or vision correction needs might be-Doctor & Associates can serve as
a Connecticut ophthalmic consultant and will be conveniently located for
patients from Fairfield County and southern Connecticut including Danbury,
Stamford, Greenwich, Westport, Weston, Wilton, New Canaan, Norwalk, Fairfield,
Bridgeport, Cannondale, Aspetuck, Redding, Trumbull, Shelton, Monroe, Darien,
Glenbrook and Ridgefield Connecticut.
