Santa Monica Cataract Eye Surgery

Cataract removal is the single most common surgical procedure performed in the United States. Everyone who lives long enough eventually develops cataracts, and the modern technologies available at today's eye surgery centers offers more versatile solutions than have ever been available before. Removal of the filmy eye growths takes place during a relatively quick and comfortable procedure, and is performed on an outpatient basis.

People who meet the following conditions are good candidates for cataract removal surgery:

• Vision is not improved by wearing glasses or contact lenses
• Loss of vision interferes with day-to-day activities (reading, watching television, driving)
• Vision has dropped below the 20/40 standard required by the DMV to hold a driver's license

Removal is an elective surgery, and some patients choose to operate before the condition interferes with normal vision. As cataracts develop, they can cause additional complications that make their removal a more difficult process and increase the patient's recovery time. In the end, it is up to the patient, and the advice of a qualified eye specialist, to decide when to have a corrective procedure performed.

A variety of treatment options are available at vision correction centers, with procedures becoming less and less invasive and more and more reliable. It is essential to have surgery performed by a doctor with extensive and proven experience to minimize the chances of anything going wrong.

Reliable Santa Monica Cataract Removal

Serving Santa Monica and the entire Los Angeles area, the Maloney Vision Institute offers cutting-edge surgical vision correction solutions performed by some of the country's top doctors.