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The lens is a structure that's
inside the eye.

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It focuses light onto the retina

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to allow for a clear image.

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A normal lens should be clear like a windshield.

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However, if you start to develop a cataract,

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it starts becoming a little yellow or even brown.

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When a cataract is forming,

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the proteins of your lens are starting to degrade.

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They change in consistency

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and so they're no longer able
to maintain the clarity.

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Cataract can cause blurry vision or glare,

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especially at night.

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Most patients complain of difficulty driving at night

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or severe decline in their vision
with oncoming car headlights.

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The most common cause for a cataract is age.

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Over time light and UV exposure

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cause the lens to become more cloudy.

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In an early cataract,

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most patients can improve their vision
 just with an update in their glasses

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or contact lens prescription.

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However, cataracts do get worse with age.

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Cataract surgery is one of the most
common surgeries that we do here.

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In cataract surgery, we remove the lens

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that has become cloudy

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and we replace it with a synthetic lens that has a prescription in it.

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The newest advancements 
in cataract surgery include

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laser-assisted cataract surgery.

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There's also a technology called
 intraoperative aberrometry or ORA.

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This machine takes an extra measurement of your eye

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during the cataract surgery,

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which allows for more accurate measurement

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of the lens that's being 
placed inside.

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Other advancements include

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design of the lens.

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So, every year there's newer and 
newer lenses

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that give you better visual outcomes.

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Additionally, here, we can do cataract 
surgery

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in combination with glaucoma surgery
or with retina surgery.

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Some patients who have glaucoma
and are on a lot of drops,

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they can actually lower their eye pressure

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at the same time as cataract surgery.