No, cataract surgery does not treat floaters. Kremer Eye Center offers 0% interest payment programs for out-of-pocket costs. Also, some options with cataract surgery such as upgraded lens implants and laser-assisted surgery are not covered by insurance and would be an additional out of pocket cost if you choose one of those options. You will be responsible for any deductibles, coinsurance, and or copays. Our billing department will contact your insurance carrier for authorization prior to your surgery. The reason for this is that the anesthesia medicines that a patient receives for cataract surgery are designed to relax you, but also have an amnesia effect, which causes most patients to forget the details of the 1 st surgery. While the surgery is the same, patients think it seems different. Why does the 2 nd surgery seem different?Īlmost every patient says, “I don’t remember any of this from last time” at the 2 nd eye’s cataract surgery. If you feel after the 1 st surgery that your daily activities are no longer impacted by your vision, you can hold off on the 2 nd surgery. Lastly, some patients may not need the 2 nd eye done after the 1 st surgery is completed. If a patient’s vision is not as sharp as we hope after the 1 st cataract surgery, we can make an adjustment to the focusing strength of the lens implant for the 2 nd eye’s cataract surgery to try and get sharper vision for you. This means 10-20% of properly done cataract surgery does not achieve as sharp vision as desired. The results of cataract surgery are very accurate to our intended vision goal about 80-90% of the time. We also operate one eye at a time to maximize the accuracy of our results, which translates to a patient as trying to achieve the sharpest vision possible for you. Infections after cataract surgery are very rare but can be severe. One reason for waiting 2 weeks is to ensure you don’t develop an infection after surgery. Some people do fall asleep because they are so relaxed.Īt Kremer, if both eyes need cataract surgery, we typically perform each surgery 2 weeks apart. This will make you relaxed, but you are still breathing on your own. You are given what is called “MAC” anesthesia. You will not be under general anesthesia for your surgery. The microscope’s light is so bright that you can’t tell what’s going on around you. To perform cataract surgery, your surgeon looks through an operating microscope. Luckily, you can’t see instruments during the surgery. Most patients are nervous about seeing instruments. Will I see what’s happening during the surgery? The numbing drops sting and burn for a few seconds.
For most patients, what bothers them most during cataract surgery is the numbing medicine. It is rare to have pain during cataract surgery.
Each surgeon operates on specific days of the week. On the day you come to the office for a cataract evaluation, if you and your surgeon decide to proceed with cataract surgery, you will meet with a Kremer surgical coordinator to schedule surgery. Common descriptions by patients are “everything is blurry”, “glare is really bothering me at night”, “I can’t read the ticker on the TV”, “I can’t drive at night anymore”, “I need to be right up to the road sign to see it”, “I just got new glasses but I still can’t see well”. When do I know my cataract is ready for surgery?Ĭataract surgery is typically recommended when you can’t function well due to your natural lens becoming cloudy. If you have dry eyes, please use artificial tears the week prior to your office evaluation as it makes our diagnostic equipment more accurate.If you wear contact lenses, please do not wear them for a few days before your office appointment (if you wear hard gas permeable contact lens, ideally you should not wear them for a month before your appointment).
Watch our video that discusses the basics of cataract surgery and the options for lens implants.This will help make your appointment as efficient as possible. Please take a few minutes to complete this prior to the day of your office evaluation. A pre-registration link will be emailed and or texted to you prior to your appointment.How can I prepare for my cataract evaluation?
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