Cataract Surgery Overview
Hattiesburg Clinic’s ophthalmologists encounter many patients who believe that poor vision is a part of the aging process. However, poor vision due to a cataract can be fixed with a simple surgery procedure.
A cataract is a dense, cloudy area that forms in the lens of the eye. Cataracts make your vision appear fuzzy or blurry as if you are looking through a frosty or fogged-up window, or similar to looking through a piece of wax paper or a blurry photo lens. The cloudiness of the lens can vary. You may not be aware that a cataract is present if it is not near the center of the lens.
Cataract surgery is a common, outpatient procedure used to remove the clouded lens of your eye and replace it with a clear artificial lens. The procedure typically takes less than an hour to perform. In the instance where a patient has cataracts in both eyes, surgery will be performed on separate occasions to allow for healing. Our board-certified cataract surgery experts have decades of experience helping patients improve and strengthen their vision. Learn more about our cataract procedures today.