In the 277 years since the invention of cataract surgery in France, the fundamental principle has remained the same: Doctors remove the clouded lenses with which you were born, make their best estimate as to what artificial lenses will provide the vision you want, and insert them. But that has changed with the invention of… Read More

Is your vision getting more hazy, blurry or less colorful over time? If so, you might need to know about addressing cataracts. Cataracts are VERY common as you get older, with over 50% of Americans over the age of 80 having them.

Cataract surgery is both simple and complex. It’s simple because it’s a well-tested procedure, the most commonly performed surgery in the United States. 3.7 million people each year get the lenses they were born with replaced by artificial implants. Yet it’s also complex, because patients have several lens choices after cataract surgery offering different perspectives.

Cataract removal remains the most common surgery in the United States every year. Most patients who have cataract surgery with intraocular lenses (IOLs) implanted do very well. They see more clearly and need glasses only to read, only for long distances, or perhaps not at all. Some, though, encounter a condition called posterior capsular opacification… Read More

Cataract surgery remains the most-performed operation year after year in the United States. Virtually all of us get cataracts as we age, and three million of us choose each year to have them taken out. Many patients over the decades have needed reading glasses afterward to get clear images close up. This is because they… Read More

Maybe you’ve heard that cataract surgery is the most common surgical procedure in the United States, helping three million people a year. Maybe you’ve heard that it’s also among the shortest at 15 minutes per eye. It’s also one of the safest, as 99 percent of the cases handled by experienced surgeons succeed without complications.

Perhaps your troubles started with blurry vision. Maybe you see a halo around lights as you drive at night. Or maybe your granddaughter noticed your mismatched socks were blue and purple on a day you thought you’d chosen a black pair. If so, you may have cataracts – and that’s likely to be good news.

Horizon Eye Care has hired Randall N. Stein, MD, as a staff ophthalmologist. Dr. Stein brings to Horizon several specialties, including medical and surgical treatment of glaucoma, as well as cataract and laser-assisted cataract surgery. He will be based at Horizon’s Huntersville, Mooresville

For patients living with keratoconus, a progressive thinning and weakening of the cornea, which can result in significant visual loss and may lead to corneal transplant, Horizon Eye Care is proud

Horizon Eye Care, consistently confirmed by peers as the most trusted eye practice in Charlotte, is now open in the one of the city’s most popular locations. Horizon’s new full-service, multi-specialty location features a state-of-the-art facility that includes 8,300 square feet of medical space.