“One of the important
responsibilities we have to our Fairfield County seniors is to educate them
about the symptoms of cataracts and the benefits of cataract surgery and lens
implants have on vision as well as daily living, maintaining mental alertness
and frankly the safety and comfort of just moving around without the worry of
tripping and falling,” explained Corneal Specialist & Cataract Surgeon Leslie Doctor, M.D.
For
many patients cataracts start out slowly and have little effect on vision at
first. But, as the cataract becomes denser, so does the impact on vision and
the ability and ease of overall functioning. The most common symptoms that
bother patients with cataracts can include blurring, clouding or dimming
of vision, sensitivity to light and glare, double vision in one eye, poor
night vision, fading or yellowing of colors and the need frequent
changes in glasses or contact lens prescriptions. These are the visual symptoms
of cataracts. “But cataracts can do even more to the person as a whole,” stated
Dr. Leslie Doctor.
“What
we have come to realize is that the loss of visual function over time in
seniors is often associated with premature or accelerated mental decline.
Decreased vision-especially in varying lighting conditions and where there are
shadows, creates mobility and safety difficulty and can also put patients at
increased risk for orthopedic injury-especially hip fracture. Restoring vision
with cataract surgery and lens implants plays a real role senior health, well
being, mobility, safety and mental state,” said Dr. Leslie Doctor.
When cataracts begin to interfere with daily activities or with patient
comfort, mobility and safety, they can be treated surgically. Cataract surgery
is one of the safest and most frequently performed surgeries in the United
States. There is a full range of lens implants available that allow us to
correct nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism and even near vision
problems after cataract surgery, as well as distance vision, without requiring
bifocals or reading glasses for the vast majority of patients.
If
you or someone you know has questions about cataract, cataract surgery or lens implants please 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 with offices at 129 Kings Highway North,
Westport, Connecticut 06880, 195 Danbury Road, Wilton, Connecticut 06897 and
148 East Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut 06851.
