Choosing a Cataract Eye Surgeon

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Cataract surgery, which nowadays involves removing the eye’s clouded lens and replacing it with an intraocular lens, is one of the most successful surgeries you can undergo. Nevertheless, the first step in choosing a cataract eye surgeon can create anxiety. While no right or wrong decisions about your eye surgeon exist, you do need to work through a selection process to give you the level of confidence needed before undergoing cataract surgery.

A successful cataract eye surgeon is one with the right credentials and one that fits your philosophy on post-operative care, plus one who offers reasonable outcomes. By choosing a cataract eye surgeon that suits your needs, like those at Laser Eye Center of Silicon Valley, you will soon be seeing clearer than ever and enjoying sights once clouded.

Step One: Selecting a Cataract Eye Surgeon

If you are like most individuals, you first turn to those around you for suggestions and advice. Word-of-mouth is often a good first step in obtaining a list of eye surgeons you can later interview. If you have an optometrist who has suggested the surgery, ask for their professional opinion, as well.

Step Two: Judging Eye Surgeon Credentials

After you have a list of personal and/or professional recommendations, you’ll want to cast your net wider by consulting with national organizations, like the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), which offers an interactive physician search. Going a step further, you can also consult the Ophthalmic Boards and Medical Associations.

Step Three: Picking a Cataract Eye Surgeon

Now that you have a list of qualified cataract eye surgeons, you are ready for the next phase of your selection process. While you evaluate each surgeon’s style and office, you’ll be obtaining answers to the following questions:

1. How many pre-operative appointments will be required and what will you be doing in each appointment?
2. What type of anesthesia is used during the surgery?
3. Who will be my main point of contact: nurse, front office, surgeon, etc.?
4. Will you be performing the follow-up exams?
5. What is the anticipated recovery?

Step Four: Make a Surgical Appointment

By following these steps prior to cataract eye surgery, you’ll be more confident that the surgeon you select is the best for your case. If you or someone you know is considering cataract eye surgery, the surgeons at Laser Eye Center of Silicon Valley in Northern California are available for a consultation. To schedule an appointment, please contact us in one of our California surgical offices in Silicon Valley.

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