Traditional cataract surgery

The Procedure

During traditional cataract surgery, a blade is used to create incisions in the cornea. Through these incisions, your surgeon is able to break up the cataract and remove it. Once the cataract is removed, an intraocular lens (IOL) is used to replace the natural lens. Recovery times vary from patient to patient, but typically last a few weeks. Most patients are able to resume regular activities within the first few days. Your doctor will discuss with you which activities you should refrain from during your recovery, and for how long.

Risks and complications

As with all surgery, cataract surgery comes with certain very rare risks and complications that include:

Infection
Swelling (cornea and retina)
Increased eye pressure (can cause glaucoma)
Retinal detachment

Cataract surgery may be the only way to correct cataracts, but years of refinement and advancements have made it one of the safest eye surgeries today. If you are considering cataract surgery, call OCLI at 1-866-SEE-OCLI or request a consultation.

Cataracts providers

Richard T. Sturm, MD Glaucoma & Laser Cataract Surgeon
Cristin D. Subramaniam, MD Cataract Surgeon, Comprehensive Ophthalmologist
John R. Wittpenn, MD Cornea & Laser Cataract Surgeon
Jonathan Stein, MD Laser Cataract & Refractive Surgeon
Jeffrey M. Reisman, MD Comprehensive Ophthalmologist, Laser Cataract & Refractive Surgeon
Richard J. Mackool, MD Cataract, Refractive, Cornea and Glaucoma Microsurgery
Ravi A. Shah, MD Cornea, Laser Cataract & Refractive Surgeon
Gerard D'Aversa, MD Cornea, Laser Cataract & Refractive Surgeon
Marta McKeague, MD Cornea, Laser Cataract & Refractive Surgeon
John Siliquini, Jr., MD Comprehensive Ophthalmologist, Laser Cataract & Refractive Surgeon
Ronald M. Caronia, MD, FACS Glaucoma & Laser Cataract Surgeon
Adam Botwinick, MD Glaucoma & Laser Cataract Surgeon
Arnold S. Prywes, MD, FACS Glaucoma & Laser Cataract Surgeon
Kinnari Patel, OD Optometrist
John P. Nairn, MD Glaucoma & Laser Cataract Surgeon
Peter J. Breingan, MD Comprehensive Ophthalmologist & Laser Cataract Surgeon
Stuart B. Carter, MD Comprehensive Ophthalmologist & Refractive Cataract Surgeon
Cary M. Silverman, MD Laser Cataract, Refractive Surgeon & Comprehensive Ophthalmologist
Troy J. Hosey, OD Optometrist
William Charles Boozan, MD Comprehensive Ophthalmologist, Laser Cataract & Refractive Surgeon
Lucy Sun, MD Cornea, Laser Cataract & Refractive Surgeon
Howard J. Kushnick, MD Glaucoma & Refractive Cataract Surgeon, Comprehensive Ophthalmologist
Cynthia Hsu, MD Cornea, Laser Cataract & Refractive Surgeon
Sahas Narain, MD Cornea, Laser Cataract & Refractive Surgeon
Daniel D. Hayes, MD Glaucoma & Laser Cataract Surgeon
Glen Weiss, MD Comprehensive Ophthalmologist, Laser Cataract Surgeon
Benjamin Chang, MD Ophthalmologist
Julia Schneider, MD Cornea, Laser Cataract & Refractive Surgeon
Luis Silva, MD Glaucoma Specialist and Laser Cataract Surgeon
Robert F. Rothman, MD Glaucoma & Laser Cataract Surgeon
Lisa M. Cibik, MD, FACS Laser Cataract Surgeon & Comprehensive Ophthalmologist
Adam Bloom, MD, FAAO Comprehensive Ophthalmologist & Laser Cataract Surgeon
Elzbieta Mechel, MD Comprehensive Ophthalmologist, Cornea & Laser Cataract Surgeon
Michelle Yao, MD, FACS Comprehensive Ophthalmologist, Laser Cataract & Refractive Surgeon
Allison B. Gunzburg, MD Comprehensive Ophthalmologist, Laser Cataract and Refractive Surgeon
Anzhelika Vaccaro, MD Glaucoma & Laser Cataract Surgeon
David B. Nelson, MD Comprehensive Ophthalmologist
Shaina Kumar, MD Cataract and Refractive Surgery
Scott Drexler, OD Comprehensive Optometrist
Jack K. Oats, MD Cataract Surgeon & Comprehensive Ophthalmologist
Craig H. Marcus, MD Glaucoma & Laser Cataract Surgeon
Jean R. Tostanoski, MD Comprehensive Ophthalmologist & Cataract Surgeon
Joshua A. Paul, MD Glaucoma & Laser Cataract Surgeon
Allison Angelilli, MD, FACS Glaucoma & Laser Cataract Surgeon
Charles Niles, MD Glaucoma & Laser Cataract Surgeon
David M. Armesto, MD, FACS Cornea, Laser Cataract & Refractive Surgeon
Michael Sable, MD Laser Cataract Surgeon & Comprehensive Ophthalmologist
Michael Swerdin, MD Comprehensive Ophthalmologist & Laser Cataract Surgeon
Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD Cornea, Laser Cataract & Refractive Surgeon
Marnie P. O’Brien, DO Laser Cataract & Refractive Surgeon, Comprehensive Ophthalmologist
Surajit Saha, MD Cornea, Laser Cataract & Refractive Surgeon
Todd J. Harvey, MD Ophthalmologist
Marguerite McDonald, MD, FACS Cornea and Refractive Surgeon
Mary Ann Bonomo Hosey, OD Optometrist
R. J. Mackool, MD Cataract, Refractive, Cornea and Glaucoma Microsurgery
Richard L. Deluca, MD Comprehensive Ophthalmologist, Laser Cataract and Refractive Surgeon
Ronald J. LoPinto, MD Comprehensive Ophthalmologist & Laser Cataract Surgeon
Robert J. Noecker, MD Glaucoma & Laser Cataract Surgeon
Harry Koster, MD Cornea, Laser Cataract & Refractive Surgeon
George J. Grisnik, OD Optometrist
Adam Chubak, MD Cornea, Laser Cataract & Refractive Surgeon
Bonny Lee, MD Glaucoma & Refractive Cataract Surgeon, Comprehensive Ophthalmologist
Robert Chen, MD, FAAO Comprehensive Ophthalmology, Laser Cataract Surgeon
Valerie Trubnik, MD, FACS Glaucoma & Laser Cataract Surgeon
Joseph Berardi, MD Laser Cataract Surgeon
Sima Doshi, MD Cornea, Laser Cataract & Refractive Surgeon
Brett J. Karlik, MD Comprehensive Ophthalmologist
Steven J. Kanoff, MD Comprehensive Ophthalmologist
Marc E. Wietschner, MD, FAAO Comprehensive Ophthalmologist, Medical and Surgical Treatment of Eye Disease
Phillip Calenda, MD Laser Cataract & Refractive Surgeon
David Sachs, MD Comprehensive Ophthalmologist, Cornea & Laser Cataract Surgeon
Russell G. Fumuso, MD, FAAO Comprehensive Ophthalmologist
Shyam Patel, MD Cornea, Laser Cataract & Refractive Surgeon
Allen J. Fishman, MD Comprehensive Ophthalmologist
Vivian Monsanto, MD Ophthalmologist
Thierry Hufnagel, MD Ophthalmologist

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