Cataract Surgery in Fort Worth

Millions of eyes form cataracts every year. If and when this happens to you, at Alliance Vision Institute, our goal will be to bring you the clearest post-cataract vision, with the most comfortable experience start-to-finish. Led by an expert surgeon who has years of experience using our state-of-the-art laser surgery platform, our team has provided tailored cataract surgeries and restored vision to countless patients in the Fort Worth, Dallas, and DFW areas.

What Are Cataracts?

Cataracts are a normal part of the eye’s aging process. At around the age of 40, proteins in the eye’s lens begin to break down and form clumps. These clumps cause a cloudy area on the lens (opacification), which is a cataract. Less light is able to pass through a cloudy lens to the retina, which is why cataracts cause blurry vision and other vision x Trusted Source Cataracts National Eye Institute Go to Source problems.

Laser Cataract Surgery Vs. Basic Manual Cataract Surgery

Historically, cataract surgery was performed using handheld instruments, which were employed to break up the clouded lens of the eye so that it could be removed and replaced with an artificial lens (IOL). While this method worked, we are lucky to live in a time of exciting advances in eye care. At Alliance Vision Institute, we know that our patients deserve the best so we only offer all laser cataract surgery. Laser cataract surgery is more precise and efficient and studies show that it reduces the possibility of x Trusted Source The Latest Evidence with Regards to Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery and Its Use Post 2020 Levitz LM, Dick HB, Scott W, Hodge C, Reich JA Go to Source complications.

Benefits of all-laser cataract surgery include:

• Enhanced vision correction. Using a femtosecond laser, our ophthalmologists can make minute adjustments in the shape of a patient’s cornea to reduce astigmatism and give the patient better vision.
• More precision. Rather than making incisions for cataract surgery with a blade, our cataract surgeons can now use a laser that affords them greater control.
• Better placement of IOLs. Laser technology helps us make the perfect opening through which we can place a patient’s artificial lens (IOL), leading to more predictable outcomes.
• Faster and easier lens removal. Now, we can break the eye’s natural lens into smaller fragments and soften it, making removal easier and faster.
• Shorter recovery times. Our use of advanced laser technology reduces postoperative swelling and helps our patients achieve their clear vision even faster.

Intraocular Lens (IOL) Options

During cataract surgery, the eye’s natural lens is removed and replaced with a clear, artificial intraocular lens implant (IOL). Our patients have a range of IOL options to choose from.

Basic IOLs, or monofocal lenses, are covered by insurance when used to replace a lens clouded by cataracts. These lenses restore clarity after cataracts cause blurred vision, and can also help patients achieve clearer near vision or distance vision, but not both. Most of our patients will still need reading glasses after cataract surgery with standard IOLs.

For patients who would like to increase their visual freedom and rely less (or not at all) on eyeglasses or contact lenses, we offer a number of premium IOL options. These include Toric IOLs for patients with astigmatism, multifocal IOLs to correct vision at more than one range, which gives patients their greatest opportunity for seeing clearly at all ranges. We also offer the RxSight™ Light Adjustable Lens, which is the only intraocular lens that can be adjusted after placement, making it possible for our doctors to fine-tune and customize each patient’s vision until they reach their visual goals.

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