Children should have their first eye exam at 6 months of age. A second eye exam is important at age 3. Every child should have an eye exam before the start of school and every 1-2 years thereafter.
Adults should have a comprehensive eye exam every 1-2 years. Seniors age 61 and older should have annual eye exams.
NO! Many patients are opting for Clear Lens Exchange.
Clear Lens Exchange, also known as Refractive Lens Exchange (RLE), involves replacing the eye’s clear, natural lens with an artificial intraocular lens (IOL) to correct refractive errors such as presbyopia, hyperopia, or astigmatism. This advanced procedure sharpens both near and distance vision, often reducing or completely eliminating your need for reading glasses or bifocals. One significant advantage is that, if you have not yet developed a cataract, you will not develop one in the future after lens replacement.
Traditional cataract surgery and laser-assisted cataract surgery can both be effective for removing cataracts when performed by a skilled surgeon. In fact, 95% of patients who undergo cataract surgery report improvement in their vision after their surgery. But, for a procedure that's performed in a space as small as the human eye, there may be room for enhanced precision, predictability, and surgical outcomes. This is why Ophthalmologist, Kenneth Lindahl, offers the LenSx® Laser to his cataract patients.
