Why Having Cataract Surgery Changes Your Life for the Better
December 28, 2023
Do you have cataracts? Cataracts are one of the most common age-related eye conditions, and they can start to develop as early as your forties or fifties.
While it can take years for them to cause any noticeable symptoms, once they do start to affect your vision, they can make it very hard to see. Advanced cataracts can cause blurry vision, light sensitivity, poor night vision, glare, halos, and poor color perception.
The only way to treat cataracts is by having cataract surgery. Cataract surgery will help you regain any vision loss caused by cataracts.
That’s why cataract surgeons recommend the procedure once your cataracts begin to affect your quality of life. If your cataracts are making it hard to do daily tasks, it’s time to start considering cataract surgery.
Keep reading to find out some of the ways having cataract surgery changes your life for the better!
Regain Your Eyesight
Cataract surgery is the only way to remove cataracts. It does this by removing the natural lens where they have formed.
However, when you have cataract surgery, you won’t be left without a lens in your eye. Not having a lens would make it impossible to see clearly.
Instead, you’ll have the natural lens removed and replaced with an artificial lens, called an intraocular lens, or IOL. IOLs allow you to see again just as well as a clear natural lens could.
Or, if you choose a premium lens, you’ll be able to see even better than you could with your natural lens. Because cataract surgery removes your cataracts entirely, the procedure also means you’ll no longer have any of the symptoms associated with cataracts.
You’ll be able to see clearly again without cloudy cataracts getting in your way, or blurry vision that impairs your life.
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Feel Safe in Your Own Home and Outside
Living with advanced cataracts can make you feel unsafe. When you can’t see well, you’re more prone to accidents.
People with advanced cataracts often injure themselves from tripping and falling in their homes. Cataracts also make it very hard to drive after dark due to poor night vision and intense glare from headlights, so it can be unsafe to drive at night.
But once you have cataract surgery, you can feel safe again! You won’t have cataracts getting in the way.
Your vision will be improved, making it easier and safer to drive, both during the day and at night. You’ll be able to go about your home and drive at any time without worrying about having an accident!
Be Independent Again
Having advanced cataracts can make it hard to do things on your own. Many people with cataracts struggle to do simple tasks like cooking, cleaning, and running errands.
Poor eyesight can leave you feeling dependent on other people to take care of you, losing your sense of personal freedom. After cataract surgery, you can take back your independence and do what you want once more.
With improved vision that’s no longer held back by cataracts, you’ll be able to easily do things for yourself, like simple chores, your favorite hobbies, and hanging out with the people you love. The best part, of course, is you’ll have better vision to see what you’re doing and experiencing.
Adopt a Healthy Routine
When you can see well, it’s easier to live a healthy lifestyle. Struggling to see while cooking or taking a walk can take its toll on your mental health. But when you have cataract surgery, you’ll be able to cook for yourself and be more active since you’ll be able to see where you’re going again.
You’ll also find it a lot easier to take part in physical activity, whether that’s walking and hiking or enjoying tennis, golf, or pickleball!
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Socialize
Many people who struggle to see because of cataracts end up isolating themselves. When you don’t feel safe leaving the house and can’t see well anywhere, your social life can suffer.
You may experience shame about your inability to see or feel self-conscious about going out and having to rely on others or rely on them to complete simple tasks. But you can put all that behind you after cataract surgery.
With your cataracts gone and your clear vision restored, you can go out and socialize and do what you want on your schedule. You won’t have to worry about needing anyone else to help you because you’ll be independent again.
Cataract surgery can give you your social life back while making it better than before. What’s not to love about that?
Have Your Best Vision Ever
At the surface, cataract surgery is about removing your cataracts to help you see better. But it can provide you with better vision than before having cataracts as well!
Before having cataract surgery, you’ll discuss IOL options with your cataract surgeon at OMNI Eye Specialists. They will recommend the one that’s best for you, depending on your lifestyle, visual needs, and goals after cataract surgery.
There are a lot of IOLs to choose from, and which IOL you choose will determine the kind of vision you experience after cataract surgery. Standard monofocal lenses are included with the cost of cataract surgery.
These are the only IOLs included in the cost of the procedure. However, there are also the option of premium IOLs.
Premium IOLs require an out-of-pocket expense, but they can also enhance your vision and reduce or even eliminate the need for visual aids, making them extremely appealing to patients.
Most adults over 45 struggle with some degree of presbyopia, which makes it hard to focus on objects up close. Premium IOLs are designed to help you see better up close and far away, with some lenses helping you see at an even wider array of distances.
You can have seamless vision no matter what distance you’re viewing from. Premium IOLs can also correct existing refractive errors like nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism, so you can achieve your best vision and eliminate other visual aids.
For the best of the best, consider a premium IOL. But no matter what IOL you choose, cataract surgery can change your life for the better. Is it time to take back your sight from cataracts? Schedule your cataract consultation at OMNI Eye Specialists in Baltimore, Rosedale, Glen Burnie, Catonsville, and Parkville, MD, today! Are you ready for a life of better vision?