Why Is the Eyes Natural Lens Removed During Cataract Surgery?
Normally, the eye’s natural lens is clear, allowing light to pass through and focus on the retina. When a cataract forms, the lens becomes cloudy, and light can no longer remain sharply focused when it passes through the lens to the retina. As a result, vision becomes blurred. The only way to treat a cataract is by removing the clouded lens itself. Can I See Clearly Without a Lens? No, the eye cannot focus properly without a lens. Thick eyeglasses, a contact lens or an intraocular lens must be substituted to restore the eye’s focusing power. Because an IOL is a permanent replacement for the natural lens, it is used in the majority of all cataract surgery patients. The IOL provides better vision than thick eyeglasses do, and it is much more convenient than a contact lens because it doesn’t have to be taken on and off the eye. How Will an IOL Affect My Vision? IOLs come in different focusing powers, just as contact lenses or prescription eyeglasses do. Your ophthalmologist (Eye M.D.) wil
