At Alabama Eye & Cataract Center, Corneal Specialists Drs. Michelson
& Hall provide cataract evaluations and consultation for patients who might
need either routine or complex cataract surgery as well as for patients who
have had cataract surgery elsewhere and for a number of reasons their corneas
may not clear as fast as they would like or they don’t see as crisply as they
would like. Generally, these people had a bit more fragile corneal tissue that
could have really benefited by have the most gentle cataract procedure
possible.
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According to researchers reporting in the Journal of Refractive Surgery, laser cataract surgery does indeed allow for a gentler cataract surgery procedure.
While there is really no difference between manual cataract surgery and laser cataract surgery in uncorrected distance visual acuity, corrected distance
visual acuity, surgically induced astigmatism, and corneal aberrations, the
laser cataract surgery was gentler on the cornea as it caused less loss of
fragile endothelial cells and less corneal swelling from the cataract surgery.
Also, the amount of time required for the more intense parts of the cataract
surgery procedure-chopping, fragmenting and removing the cataract are
significantly lower with the laser cataract surgery.
There is little doubt that laser cataract surgery gives Drs. Michelson
& Hall the ability to deliver a gentler cataract surgery that is easier on
the cornea and the delicate internal structures of the eye. Really, anyone with
a concurrent eye condition such as diabetic retinopathy, fragile corneal
tissue, glaucoma or thinning retinal tissue should have laser cataract surgery
as it allows us to reduce the energy required to break apart and remove their
cataract.
If you or someone you know has
questions about cataracts, laser cataract surgery or lens implants, or needs a
cataract evaluation, please schedule an eye exam at Alabama Eye & Cataract
Center in Birmingham by calling 205-930-0930, visiting Alabama Eye & Cataract Center or
http://www.facebook.com/michelsonlaservision.
Alabama Eye & Cataract Center in Birmingham is a
leading eye care center located at UAB-Highlands, 1201 11th Avenue S, Suite
501, Birmingham, Alabama 35205 and staffed by UAB Medicine Corneal Specialists
& Cataract Surgeons Marc Michelson, M.D. and Tyler Hall, M.D.
