Cataracts

What are Cataracts?

Cataracts are a common cause of reduced vision as we grow older. 

It is caused by the the eye’s normally clear lens becoming cloudy.

As the lens becomes increasingly cloudy, the vision out of the affected eye is reduced.

Symptoms of Cataracts

Symptoms commonly associated with cataracts include

• Blurry or cloudy vision
• Faded colours
• Increased or extreme glare from lights
• Poor vision at night
• Difficulty with either near vision or distance vision
• Multiple images
• Frequent changes in eye spectacle prescription.

Treatment of Cataracts

Once glasses are no longer effective, surgery is the only treatment option for cataracts. Cataract surgery is recommended when the cataract is severe enough to impact the patient's daily activities.

Cataract surgery is a day surgery, takes around 10 minutes and is generally performed under heavy twilight sedation and a local anaesthetic. The procedure itself involves the removal of the cloudy lens and replacement with an artificial clear lens, called an Intraocular Lens (IOL). We perform state of the art measurements of both your eyes to calculate the correct tailored IOL for each eye.

Although cataract surgery is a very safe procedure there are still risks as with any surgery. However, as Dr Moloney is trained in both cataract and retinal surgery, he is able to deal with anything unexpected which could occur during surgery.