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Published : June 08, 2009 |
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Understanding Cataracts
A cataract occurs when proteins in the eye's natural lens begin
to clump as the eye ages. They reduce the crucial transparency of the lens,
blocking light from reaching the retina. Vision becomes hazy or blurry. You
might also experience light sensitivity, double vision and difficulty with night
vision.
While cataracts start out small, they grow over time and left
untreated can cause blindness. A consultation with your eye surgeon is necessary
to determine whether it is time for cataract surgery.
Cataracts occur
most often in older individuals although one type of cataract can occur in
children. Risk factors include:
• Family history of cataracts
•
Smoking
• Eye disease or injury
• Some medications, such as
steroids
In past years the only IOLs for treating cataracts were
monofocal. They gave clear vision at only one distance, which meant you needed
glasses or contacts for other distances. ReZoom is one of the more recent IOLs
and has a proprietary design to give clear vision at all distances.
How
ReZoom Can Restore Your Vision
The advanced technology offered by ReZoom
allows your eye surgeon to remove your cataractous lens and replace it with a
clear, artificial lens. The ReZoom design is known as Balanced View Optics
Technology.
It features five concentric zones built into the lens, each
of which handles incoming light differently. The central zone bends the light
most sharply and each zone out towards the lens periphery bends it a little less
sharply. That creates clear images on the retina. The zones are proportioned so
you can see comfortably and clearly in low light and bright light and all light
conditions in between.
This means ReZoom patients may not have to wear
glasses or reading glasses for everyday tasks.
Growing older does not
mean you must live with poor vision, and ReZoom has proven to be an excellent
solution for millions of cataract patients. If you have been diagnosed with
cataracts and daily tasks are becoming more difficult, it may be time to talk to
your eye surgeon about ReZoom multifocal lenses.
If you are in Seattle,
Washington or a nearby community, why not schedule a
consultation with Dr. Kent Leavitt of Bellevue Lasik and
Cornea.
Source: Bellevue Lasik and Cornea
Website: http://www.bellevue-lasik.com
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