Small Incision Cataract Surgery

Modern cataract surgery is performed on an outpatient basis, with patients going home the day of the surgery. The entire procedure takes approximately 10-15 minutes to complete.

A small incision is made in the front of the eye to gain access to the cataract. Using ultrasound energy, in a process called phacoemulsification, the cataract is gently broken into small pieces while simultaneously being vacuumed out of the eye.

An artificial lens implant is then placed in the eye through the same small incision. This small incision, which measures approximately 3 millimeters, generally heals without the need for stitches. This means that the eye heals faster and patients can get back to their lives sooner.

The following presentation should help illustrate the benefits of the ReStor® implant. If you have further questions or would like to schedule a consultation with Dr. Sheik, please contact our Surgery Coordinator, Sarai Dan, at 330-856-9944.

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ReStor® Intraocular Lens Implant

Cataract and presbyopia are two extremely common visual problems that affect older individuals. Cataract is the clouding of the natural lens in the eye as we age. It causes a variety of visual disturbances including glare, haze, blurring, double vision, and difficulty reading. Presbyopia is the loss of ability of the natural lens to change shape to focus for different distances. It usually affects people in their early to mid 40s and requires the individual to use reading glasses for near vision.

The ReStor® Intraocular Lens Implant is designed to correct these two problems at once. It is meant to be placed in the eye after removal of a cataract. Until now, most lens implants provided good distance vision but did not correct near vision, and patients generally required reading glasses. The new ReStor® implant is a total vision solution and gives patients good distance as well as near vision. In patients that received the ReStor® implant, 80% reported “never” having to wear glasses, and 94% reported that they would choose the Restor® implant again.

Warren Ophthalmology Associates and Dr. Sheik are very pleased to be able to offer the ReStor® intraocular lens implant to its patients. Alcon, the company which makes the ReStor® implant, offered the lens only to select surgeons across the United States. Surgeons were required to demonstrate precise refractive results to qualify for use of this lens implant, and Dr. Sheik is the only ophthalmologist in Trumbull County to offer this lens implant.

Visit the ReStor® website for more info.