Cataract Surgery: Blade vs. Blade-free?

by The Rochester Eye & Laser Team on Oct 28, 2020 5:03:21 PM

Blade-free laser cataract surgery costs more, but offers the potential for better results and less inflammation than the traditional procedure.

Traditional cataract surgery, by comparison, hasn’t changed much in more than 30 years—it’s still performed by using a small blade held by a human hand. 

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When's the Right Time to have LASIK?

by The Rochester Eye & Laser Team on Sep 29, 2020 3:42:27 PM

 

What’s the Right Time to Consider LASIK? Try One of These

Squinting your way through the workday because you left those pesky glasses at home for the third time this week? It’s only for another month or so, you promise yourself, I’ll look into vision correction surgery when the time is right.

Well, what if that perfect time never comes, huh? Have you ...

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Ready for Cataract Surgery? Here are some things to consider.

by The Rochester Eye & Laser Team on Sep 21, 2020 1:11:34 PM

Medicare and a majority of health insurance plans usually cover most of the cataract surgery along with a standard cataract lens.This will give you the clear vision that cataracts have obstructed. But if you needed glasses for distance or reading before cataract surgery, it is likely that you will still need them afterwards, because some vision disorders are not related to the lens – they are the result of irregularities of the cornea.

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