You’ve made accommodations for changes in your vision over the years, such as using your phone flashlight to read a restaurant menu. However, lately, the instances in which you can’t see clearly seem to be piling up.
Our board-certified ophthalmologists with Wolchok Eye Associates, PA, perform cataract surgery using the most advanced type of laser surgery to restore your vision. The following are signs that it’s likely time for cataract surgery.
If your vision is cloudy and/or objects appear blurry, your cataracts can make everyday living dangerous. Blurry vision may cause you to miss a step on the stairs at home or cross the yellow line on the road when you’re driving.
Cataract surgery can help you regain a better quality of life and relieve mounting frustrations from being unable to see what you need to see on a daily basis.
You’re trying to read a recipe and can’t see whether it takes ¼ or ⅓ cup of oil. You need a magnifying glass or shine your phone flashlight on the print to read it. Perhaps you can’t read the refill date on a bottle of prescription pills. On the other hand, maybe you can’t see road signs until you’re upon them, and miss a turnoff? Is your weakening vision making everyday life frustrating?
Whether it’s reading articles on social media, the print newspaper, a book, or instructions for installing a cabinet, you notice that it’s no longer easy to do because you can’t see the print very well. What was once a pleasure is now becoming a source of stress.
While you might still need reading glasses after cataract surgery, you are able to read easily again. Reading can once more become a pleasure.
Is driving at night now uncomfortable for you? Perhaps you don’t see the white or yellow road lines very well. When it rains, is the glare from oncoming headlights on the pavement beginning to be unbearable?
It's dangerous to drive at night when you're unable to see well. Don’t endanger yourself and others with poor night vision.
Have you received a new prescription but feel it hasn’t helped much? If you still don’t have a clear vision with new glasses or contact lenses prescription, it’s likely time for cataract surgery.
Do you see halos around lights? Perhaps the sun’s glare impairs your vision now, as well as the glare from headlights when driving at night.
While you may need a very bright light to read print, the stronger light bothers your eyes. Perhaps your eyes hurt when you’re in the sun. Increased light sensitivity, seeing halos, and experiencing trouble with glare during both day and night are signs that may indicate it's time for cataract surgery.
Call Wolchok Eye Associates, PA, or schedule an appointment through our online portal today to get a consultation for cataract surgery.
