Finding the right cataract surgeons greatly depends on the type of vision correction
you need and the amount you are willing to spend for the fees and treatment.
Cataract surgery is one of the highest rates of success in the field of surgery. The procedure involves the removal of the clouded lens and replaces it with an intraocular lens or IOL.
Premium versus Standard Cataract Lenses
Intraocular lenses have been in used for several years now and have been proven to provide excellent distance vision. However, patients may still need to wear reading glasses in order to enhance their near vision. There are cases as well that only one eye is involved in the correction. One eye may be corrected for near, the other for distance vision.
The latest premium intraocular lenses have been approved by the FDA as a potential cure for vision with multiple distances. However, if you choose premium lenses, you need to make sure that your cataract surgeon is experienced and has the ability to perform such procedure.
Whether you want to have a premium intraocular lens for multivision or standard lens for single vision, you need to find a good cataract surgeon.
Inquiring for Cataract Surgeons
Cataract surgery is quite common so you must know plenty of friends, relatives or neighbors that have undergone the procedure. In searching for your cataract surgeon, ask these persons with the following questions:
Are the doctor's staffs courteous and friendly during the entire procedure?
Did they clearly explain to you the bills?
Did the cataract surgeon take a significant time to sit down and explain to you the procedure itself as well as its possible complications and side effects?
Are you fully aware of the other options like the type of lenses that can be used for the procedure?
Are intraocular lenses discussed? If not, why?
Are you asked to come back to him or her for a follow up?
You may also want to inquire and ask the staff these questions in order for you to choose the best cataract surgeon:
How many cataract procedures have you already done?
Do you use intraocular lens or IOLs?
Had there been a case of eye infection to your patients?
Who sees the patient on the first postoperative day? Is it the cataract surgeon itself or another doctor? Optometrist? Ophthalmologist?