A recent recipent of the sutureless cataract procedure is Olga Albera of New Milford. Albera suffered from extremely poor vision in her right eye. Seeing at a distance and the glare of lights presented a problem, even with glasses. Within five days there was an unbelievable difference. This permits patients to return to their normal lifestyle much more quickly than with conventional cataract surgery.
Cataracts are the number one cause of poor vision among adults.
More than two-thirds of the population over age 60 have a vision problem from cataracts. A cataract is a clouding of the normally clear and transparent lens of the eye. It is not a tumor or a new growth of skin or tissue over the eye, but a fogging of the lens itself. When a cataract develops, the lens becomes cloudy like a frosted window and may cause a painless blurring of vision. Once the lens of the eye has become cloudy enough to require its removal, there is no medical or nutritional method of clearing up the cataract.