These Lens Can't Be Wiped Clear

These Lens Can’t Be Wiped ClearDean P. PorterBy Dean Porter, M.D. - oPhthalMologistduce symptoms. Thanks to more rapid fashion over a evated eye pressure, fam-modern surgical techniques period of days or weeks. ily history, eye trauma, age cataract may be cured by Both genetic and environ- 60 or older, and physical or scanned the top of the its removal in a brief outpa- mental factors appear to be anatomical variations of the I patient’s chart to iden- tient procedure that allows involved in causing macu- eye. Persons of African ge-tify the reason for the office rapid improvement in vision lar degeneration. While netic ancestry are approxi-visit: “blurred vision, dif- and return to normal activi- the genetic factors are not mately five times more likely ficulty reading”. While this ties. Patients undergoing treatable at present, envi- to develop glaucoma than may just mean glasses are cataract surgery additional- ronmental factors may be the general populace. Most in order, all too often an- ly benefit from reduction, or modified. Sunglasses that people with mild to moder-other condition is present. in some cases, elimination protect against ultraviolet ate glaucoma will not have And all too often it means of their need for glasses or light and not smoking are any symptoms. Although that another condition has contact lenses. Cataract a good start. A diet rich glaucoma is not curable or advanced to the point of surgery is truly amazing in in ...