What is cataract surgery?
Cataract surgery is when the physician removes your cloudy lens and replaces it with an artificial lens. Laser assisted cataract surgery provides greater precision, better safety and quality of vision than traditional bladed surgery.
Key Benefits
- Reduce or eliminate the use of glasses
- Rapid recovery
- Painless
- A multi focal lens gives good vision at all distances
Good to Know
Once your cataract is removed and a new lens implanted, it might take a few weeks to heal completely and attain maximum visual outcomes.
Using the ORA system, the physician will implant the perfect lens for a perfect vision outcome.
How to prepare
- Schedule an appointment
Meet with your optometrist to confirm your cataract or call us if you already know.
- Surgery day
You need to be accompanied on the day of surgery and for 24 hours. The surgery takes 30 min. You will be at VLEC for 2-3 hours.
- Plan your recovery
Rest for 24 hours. Usually back to full activities 48 hours after surgery.
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