What is the Treatment for a Cataract?
Cataract Surgery. Today cataract surgery is the most common surgical procedure performed in the United States and one of the most successful. At the time of surgery the cataract (the clouded natural lens behind your pupil) is removed and you will receive a lens implant that will help correct your vision. This artificial lens implant called an intraocular lens or IOL provides clear vision at a distance, but does not help with astigmatism or presbyopia requiring the patient to need eyeglasses, or contacts after surgery. With the advances that have been made in lens implants (IOL) technology, the surgeons at Ozark Eye Center can now offer our patient options to reduce or eliminate the need for glasses after surgery. However there are additional fees for this technology. While Medicare and or private insurance companies have benefits for cataract surgery, they will not pay for the additional up-graded implant options.
