Our skilled surgeons gently remove the cloudy lens of the eye and replace it with an artificial lens implant to restore clear, bright vision. The procedure is performed under a powerful microscope and involves two parts: First, the eye’s cloudy lens is removed. Second, an artificial lens is inserted to replace the eye’s focusing power.

After the tissue around the eye is fully numbed, the surgeon makes a very small opening at the edge of the eye to allow special instruments to reach inside. Then he guides an ultrasonic probe to gently break up and suction out the cloudy lens material. A specially selected lens implant is carefully placed inside where the eye’s original lens used to be, and the treatment is complete. The opening into the eye is so small that it heals without any stitches.

Our surgeons use sophisticated ultrasonic technology to remove cataracts, not lasers as is sometimes thought. This procedure known as phacoemulsification (phaco meaning lens and emulsification meaning to break into tiny pieces) uses a small probe with a tip that vibrates 40,000—50,000 times per second. In a matter of seconds, the surgeon carefully guides the pulsating tip to gently break up the cloudy lens material and suction it away.