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Cataract

Educational articles about cataracts including cataract surgery, cataract implants, and the symptoms associated with cataracts.

Premium Intraocular Lenses

If you are having cataract surgery, your cataract surgeon will replace your clouded lens with a clear artificial lens.  There are several different types of premium intraocular lenses: Aspheric Lens Implants Specifically designed to reduce the visual disturbances caused by the optical aberrations found in ordinary lens implants, aspheric lens implants [...]

Premium Intraocular Lenses

Cataract Lens Implants – Premium vs Standard Lenses

A cataract, otherwise known as a “crystalline lens,” is a clouding of the natural lens of the eye. Cataracts are usually found in middle-aged to older people and can be a normal part of the ageing process. When a cataract becomes too cloudy it will make it difficult for [...]

Cataract Lens Implants – Premium vs Standard Lenses

Advanced Technology Implants for Cataract Patients

There are many factors that can cause a patient to develop cataracts, a condition where the lens, found behind the iris and the pupil, becomes clouded: aging, eye trauma, excessive sun exposure, disease inside the eye, family history, smoking, diabetes, and poor nutrition. No matter the underlying cause, it is [...]

Advanced Technology Implants for Cataract Patients

New Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery

We are excited to announce that the most advanced technology in laser assisted cataract surgery has been available at the Fort Lauderdale Eye Institute since early 2014.       Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery Drs. Skolnick and Fernandez de Castro are highly skilled cataract surgeons who are experienced in performing laser [...]

New Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery

Cataract Surgery – What To Expect Afterwards

Cataracts are clouding of the lens of the eye which causes your vision to become progressively more blurred with time.  Many people describe their night vision as being affected and overall filmy or foggy vision in general are common complaints.  An increase in glare, dimming of colors and double vision [...]

Cataract Surgery – What To Expect Afterwards

Cataract Surgery Advancements

The doctors here at the Fort Lauderdale Eye Institute have had the privilege of offering our patients with the most advanced surgical techniques to preserve vision especially in the realm of cataract surgery. With advancements in minimal no stitch incisions advanced technology IOL's, Multifocal IOL's, Toric IOL's the doctors at [...]

Cataract Surgery Advancements

The Fascinating History Behind the Intraocular Lens

In 1946, Dr. Harold Ridley of London, was removing a cataract from a patient. A medical student was observing. After surgery, the student asked Dr. Ridley: “You took out the cataract, but you did not replace it with anything. Why not?”. Dr. Ridley patiently explained that that was not the [...]

The Fascinating History Behind the Intraocular Lens
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