Red flowers no longer appear pink. Monica recalls when her husband Norman had the surgery a few years ago. A cataract is the clouding of the lens in your eye. This clouding reduces the amount of light entering your eye, resulting in blurred or foggy vision. Last fall, Monica began cleaning her glasses over and over again only to realize her vision was still blurry.
People experience a variety of symptoms which make common tasks like reading more difficult.
The bad news is, nearly everyone is affected by cataracts by the age of 70. The good news is cataracts are treatable. Dr. Jeffrey K. Chaulk performs the procedure every week at Otsego Memorial Hospital. The patients spend a few hours of their day in the Ambulatory Care Unit, a short time in the Operating Room, and before long they re on their way home, with clear vision just around the corner. She doesn t anticipate a difficult transition.