New Bladeless Technology for Cataract Surgeries

There’s no denying that cataracts can present significant problems for aging individuals. Cataracts – which are caused by a build-up of proteins within the lens that creates blurry and cloudy vision – can make it difficult for people to see clearly. If left untreated, cataracts can increase in density resulting in blindness. In order to stop cataracts from robbing your vision, it’s important to undergo cataract surgery in order to preserve your ocular health.

Cataract surgery involves the removal of the cloudy lens from the eye, which ensures that the patient won’t lose their eyesight. With this in mind, it’s important for professionals to use surgical blades to perform precise incisions, which allow the ophthalmologist to fully remove the cataract. Now a new technology makes it possible for ophthalmologists to use an even more precise surgical blade, in the form of the LenSx femtosecond laser.

Surgical blades are wielded manually at certain points of the surgery, which means that ophthalmologists require incredibly precise tools and skills. The LenSx makes it possible for professionals to use laser-like precision, which has been shown to improve surgical outcomes. Now the laser does most of the work to make corneal incisions, open the front part of the lens capsule, divide the lens into manageable sized fragments and relieve corneal irregularities too which corrects naturally occurring astigmatism, thus enhancing precision and making the cataract operation potentially safer and more precise than in the past.

The LenSx uses a laser light to painlessly create incisions within the cornea; once these incisions have been made, a computer-guidance systemwhich is controlled by the surgeonprovides the laser with a direct path over the eye, thus ensuring that exact and precise cuts are made into the cataract. What’s more, the computer-guidance system is custom programmed by the surgeon to each patient’s specific measurements and needs, thus ensuring that every patient receives their ideal results from the cataract surgery.

After the LenSx laser cuts into and divides the cataract into smaller sections, the ophthalmologist can remove the cataract and replace the cloudy lens with an implant, which can reduce your need to use corrective eyewear (this includes glasses and contacts). This implant is known as an intraocular lens (IOL) implant, and it can ensure that patients enjoy healthy and clear vision for years to come

The LenSx laser represents the latest advance in cataract surgery technologies – and it’s now being used at the Center for Ophthalmology and Laser Surgery, serving the greater Lighthouse Point, FL and surrounding areas. Dr. Loeffler and his staff members are dedicated to helping patients minimize and even eliminate the effect of cataracts on the vision by using the latest cataract surgery technologies. Schedule an appointment with Dr. Loeffler today for more information about using the LenSx laser during your cataract surgery. (954) 786-5353