by Dr. Michael Garin | Feb 27, 2020 | Cataracts
A cataract is a cloudy or opaque area in the normally clear lens of the eye. Depending upon its size and location, it can interfere with normal vision. Most cataracts develop in people over age 55, but they occasionally occur in infants and young children. Usually...
by Dr. Michael Garin | Dec 13, 2018 | Cataracts, Eye Care, Optometry
Most people with aphakia require some type of vision correction, although people who were very near-sighted before they became aphakic sometimes require no correction for distance or near vision. Learn about this condition and how it affects eyesight. The absence of...
by Dr. Michael Garin | Dec 14, 2017 | Cataracts
Cataract surgery recovery should be short and uneventful, as long as your health is good and you don’t have other major eye problems. Statistics also show that your chances of a good outcome and sharper vision after surgery are excellent. Normal cataract surgery...
by Dr. Michael Garin | Jun 22, 2017 | Cataracts
A cataract is a discoloring or clouding of the normally clear lens that exists behind the pupil of your eye. For people who have cataracts, seeing through cloudy lenses is a bit like looking through a fogged-up or dirty window. Clouded vision caused by cataracts can...
by Dr. Michael Garin | Apr 27, 2017 | Cataracts
Our eyes work a lot like a camera. Light focuses through a lens behind the pupil onto the retina which is a layer of light-sensitive cells at the back of the eye. Over time, the lens of our eye can become yellowish or cloudy, preventing light rays from passing...
