Cataract Surgery Options in Rochester

by The Rochester Eye & Laser Team on Apr 1, 2020 12:56:18 PM

In this video Kim Fullone, Former Director of Clinical Services, and Dr. Ken Lindahl explain Cataracts, Cataract Surgery, newer LASER cataract surgery techniques ( bladeless cataract surgery), and the range of new multifocal intraocular lenses and costs available today. These lens options have changed what's possible in cataract surgery.
Watch and listen as Kim Fullone and Dr. Ken Lindahl answers questions from cataract patients like you. 
 
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Cataracts? Understand your lens implant options

by The Rochester Eye & Laser Team on Mar 7, 2018 6:07:00 AM

What the heck is an IOL?

Available since the early 1980's, lens implants or as they are known in the ophthalmic world, Intraocular Lenses or "IOLs", began a major shift in the surgical treatment of cataracts. Previously, having cataracts removed meant eye drops, thick glasses and a significant amount of recovery time. In traditional cataract surgery, the eye's natural lens was removed completely. With nothing available to replace that lens, the eye had no natural focusing ability. 

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June is Cataract Awareness Month!

by The Rochester Eye & Laser Team on Jun 29, 2017 2:32:06 PM

More than 24 million people in the US, over the age of 40, have begun to develop cataracts.

Who better to survey about the benefits of cataract surgery, than people who’ve had cataract surgery? Alcon surveyed approximately 1,300 of these people, ages 60 and over. Here are some eye-opening statistics they learned.

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