Treatment for cataracts – an eye condition that most individuals will experience at some point in their lives – has become much more advanced over the last several years. Cataract surgery is typically performed as a 10-15 minute, outpatient procedure, and many patients are able to resume some of their daily routines as soon as…
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Most individuals will develop cataracts at some point in their lives. While cataracts can be treated and the threat they represent to healthy vision can be eliminated, untreated cataracts can become very debilitating and eventually develop to the point that you cannot pass a driver’s license eye test or, in extreme cases, lead to total…
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One of the most important priorities for the team here at The Eye Institute of Utah is making sure we give back to our community and provide quality eye care to improve people’s lives. Recently our practice and two others in Utah – the University of Utah’s John A. Moran Eye Center and St. George…
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Cataracts develop as a common part of the aging process when the natural lens in the eye begins to harden and become cloudy, causing a decline in vision over time. Cataracts can eventually progress to the point of not being able to pass a driver’s test, and can even result in blindness if left untreated…
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New study shows that people who undergo cataract surgery to correct vision impairment live longer. A recent study indicated that people who suffer from vision loss related to cataracts that go through with cataract surgery, lower their long-term mortality risk by 40 percent compared to people that choose not to have surgery.1 The data used…
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