Cataracts

Surgery, Treatments & Education

As you age, the clear lens inside your eye that helps focus light (similar to a camera lens) slowly grows cloudy and turns yellow. This cloudy lens is a cataract. A cataract scatters or blocks the light that passes into the eye. As a result, images appear blurry.

The clouding of the lens of the eye is usually a natural part of the aging process. Cataracts are a major cause of vision loss in the United States, and everyone will eventually have some cataract formation as they get older. Most Americans over 60 have cataracts. 

The exact causes are unknown but there are risk factors associated with cataracts including age, medical conditions, eye injuries, ultraviolet radiation, oral steroids and other medications, and smoking.

If you have any of the following symptoms you may have cataracts. Contact Florida Eye Center today at 727-895-2020 for a consultation with one of our Ophthalmologists.

• Cloudy or blurred vision

• Nighttime glare from headlights.

• Sensitivity to light

• Difficulty reading fine print

• Faded colors

More than 3 million people have cataract surgery each year, making it one of the most commonly performed surgeries in the United States. It is an outpatient procedure, which typically takes about 10-15 minutes to complete.

Call Florida Eye Center today at 727-895-2020 to schedule your consultation with one of our Cataract Specialists and get back to living and doing everything you love!