Orange County Cataract Surgeons

Across Orange County, cataract surgeons are taking advantage of technological advancements that have made vision correction procedures more comfortable, reliable and safe than ever before. Patient education is vitally important in order to understand the potential benefits as well as the risks of eye procedures.

Cataract removal surgery offers many potential benefits to Orange County candidates, including:

• Clear vision at a range of distances
• Ability to see in all lighting conditions
• Easy reading and night driving
• Better vision, in some cases, than the patient had with healthy eyes

Despite improvements, the procedure does come with some risks that patients should discuss with a qualified eye specialist prior to the operation. These may include:

• Inflammation
• Detachment of the retina
• Infection
• Bleeding
• Glaucoma

Orange County Cataract Surgeons Have Expertise

Experienced surgeons at Orange County vision centers are able to treat most of the complications successfully, should they arise. After the cataract removal procedure is complete, the patient will be asked to return to the center the following day for a post-operative examination. This step allows the doctor to monitor the patient's reaction to the procedure, ensure that infection or inflammation is not taking place, and give the patient further instructions for post-operative care. Generally, eye drops are administered to the affected area(s) to speed healing and ward off infection. The procedure follows the same basic pattern, regardless of the exact technique used to perform it: the doctor makes an incision, removes the affected lens and replaces it with an implant before sealing the incision.

Southern California patients can trust the experience and the pioneering techniques mastered by the expert physicians at the Maloney Vision Institute.