Cataracts are the leading cause of vision loss in the United States. Every June, Digby Eye Associates honors Cataract Awareness Month by educating patients about early detection and treatment of cataracts. For more than 32 years, Digby Eye Associates has been the premier eye care practice in Greensboro, North Carolina. Performing more than simple eye exams, Dr. Donald J. Digby and his team offer state-of-the-art cataract treatment, which removes cataracts and restores vision.

What Are Cataracts?

More than 24 million Americans over the age of 40 are affected by cataracts. A cataract is a when a cloudiness develops on the natural lens of the eye. Not a growth or a film, the cataract is any opacity that turns the clear lens cloudy. When the lens develops a cataract, the light becomes distorted, and vision is reduced.

How Can They Be Treated?

Digby Eye Associates specializes in cataract surgery. Since 1980, the eye doctors have performed more than 35,000 cataract surgeries. An innovator in the field, Dr. Digby is implanting the new AcrySof ReStor Intraocular Lens for cataract surgery and clear lens exchange patients.

During surgery, the eye doctor makes a no-stitch incision in the eye through which the doctor will break up the cataract into tiny pieces that are then suctioned out of the eye. Once the lens has been removed, an intraocular lens is inserted and locked into position. The intraocular lens replaces the natural lens of the eye, restoring vision almost immediately. Most patients heal fast and are able to return to normal activities within a day or two.

What Are The Benefits Of Cataract Surgery?

Cataract surgery is safe and effective. People who undergo surgery at Digby Eye Associates report improved color vision, greater clarity of vision, improved quality of life, and greater freedom from corrective lenses.

For more information about the services offered at Digby Eye Associates, from routine eye exams to cataract surgery, visit the website or call the eye care practice at (336) 454-2020.