4 Signs It May Be Time For Cataract Surgery
Cataracts are one of the most common age-related eye conditions you can develop. They can mature very slowly over years or even decades and often affect adults as young as 40. If you have cataracts, you may not even notice them at first. But gradually, they’ll make your vision worse and worse and can even […]
November Newsletter
In This Issue: November 2021 November is Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month FSA Money: Use It, Don’t Lose It! How COVID-19 Can Affect Your Eyes November is Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month Type 1 and Type 2 diabetics are especially prone to eye disease – especially diabetic retinopathy. Because this disease typically starts slowly, there […]
Ophthalmologists from Shepherd Eye Center Among the First to Implant the Alcon AcrySof Vivity IOL in Las Vegas
Surgeons from Shepherd Eye Center are among the first ophthalmologists in Las Vegas to implant the new Alcon Vivity intraocular lens for cataract patients. This new lens technology, known as AcrySof IQ Vivity, provides an additional option for cataract patients to treat presbyopia and is a first-of-its-kind, non-diffractive lens that offers a continuous extended range […]
Cataract Surgery Part 2—Technological Advancements in Intraocular Lenses (IOLs)
Cataract surgery is the most-performed operation in patients over 65 years of age in the United States. In the first part of this two-part blog post about cataract surgery, the central focus was on the history of cataract surgery, and the changes that have taken place within the last eight decades.But another large part of […]
Cataract Surgery–A Century of Changes, Part I
It’s a true statement that your grandparents’ cataract surgery is not the same as what you can expect today from cataract surgery. Improved surgical techniques, as well as the use of, and upgrades to intraocular lenses (IOLs), has significantly changed ophthalmology within the last 75 years. Cataract Surgery in the Early 1900s In the first […]
