NEW Laser Cataract Surgery
Cataracts can cause progressively impaired vision, and even blindness, if left untreated, and traditional cataract surgery has helped millions of patients stop the debilitating effects of cataracts and save their eyesight. Now, an innovative and revolutionary cataract surgery technique offers an even more precise, and blade-free, method of removing cataracts. Recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the LenSx® Femtosecond Laser can successfully eliminate cataracts without the need for a surgical blade to come anywhere near your eye. The LenSx® Femtosecond Laser can also be performed to treat presbyopia, a common eye condition affecting near-distance vision. Eye Doctors of Washington is one of very few vision care facilities across the country to offer this state-of-the-art laser treatment.
Please contact Eye Doctors of Washington for more information, or if you would like to schedule a consultation for blade-free cataract surgery with the LenSx® Femtosecond Laser.
Benefits of the LenSx® Femtosecond Laser
The LenSx® Femtosecond Laser is one of the most important technological advances in the field of cataract surgery to come along in some time. This computer-guided, surgeon-controlled laser has a number of advantages when compared to traditional cataract 
surgery, including:
- Allows for greater surgical precision
- Involves no surgical blades for corneal incisions and anterior capsulotomies
- Custom-guided laser is programmed for the most precise treatment on each unique individual
- Automates what are typically very challenging steps in traditional cataract surgery
- Decreases some risks associated with traditional cataract surgery
Our experienced cataract surgeons at Eye Doctors of Washington will be happy to meet with you in an initial consultation to go over all aspects of the LenSx® Femtosecond Laser cataract surgery procedure. The specialists here at our practice can answer your questions, and help you determine if this treatment is the best option for your needs.
Cataract Removal with the LenSx® Femtosecond Laser
Cataracts are one of the most common eye conditions affecting Americans over the age of 40. More than half the United States population of people age 80 and over has at least one cataract. The LenSx® Femtosecond Laser is designed to help individuals with 
cataracts prevent further visual deterioration by removing them without the use of a surgical blade. Using a computer to provide the most precise image of your eye possible, our skilled cataract surgeons guide the LenSx® Laser over the area of the cataract and gently make small, corneal incisions or anterior capsulotomies. The cataract is then removed. For patients who opt for standard or refractive lens implant placement in order to improve vision after cataract surgery, that part of the procedure is performed as soon as the cataract has been removed. When compared to traditional cataract surgery, the LenSx® Femtosecond Laser technique has also proven to better manage astigmatism after the procedure.
You will be prescribed eyedrops to be used in the first few weeks after cataract surgery to aid the healing process. Although cataract removal is not designed to improve your eyesight, what it can do is remove a very dangerous threat to your vision, one that will progressively make it more difficult for you to see clearly, and that may result in total vision loss if left untreated. An intraocular lens implant can provide significant vision improvement once cataracts have been removed; however, there is no guarantee that you will no longer need to rely on prescriptive eyewear.
Our doctors will explain all risks and benefits of cataract surgery to you during your initial consultation, and we welcome you to contact us with any questions.
Presbyopia Treatment with the LenSx® Femtosecond Laser
After the age of 40, and in some cases before that, many people experience a decreasing ability to focus on up-close objects, ultimately resulting in the need for reading glasses. This is typically caused by presbyopia, a very common condition characterized 
by the hardening of the eye’s natural lens. Presbyopia can get progressively worse and lead to severe loss of clear eyesight if it is not treated. In addition to cataract surgery, the LenSx® Femtosecond Laser can also be used as a blade-free surgical technique in Refractive Lens Exchange (RLE) procedures – a common treatment for presbyopia. RLE can improve the effect of presbyopia by implanting an intraocular lens (IOL) as a replacement for the eye’s natural lens. This treatment can prevent presbyopia from causing any further vision deterioration and possibly even improve your vision to the degree that you will not need glasses or contacts to clearly see up-close objects. The LenSx® Femtosecond Laser offers a more precise way of creating incisions in the cornea to place the implant – and does so with no surgical blades coming near the eye.
What About Risks?
Like all surgical procedures, even laser surgery techniques involve some degree of risk. Any type of cataract surgery or presbyopia surgery can result in complications that may affect your vision; however, this happens very rarely, and our surgeons are highly experienced doctors who make every effort to minimize risks and make sure the procedure is as safe as possible.
We invite you to contact Eye Doctors of Washington with any questions or concerns you may have about cataract surgery. Our specialists can help you stop the progression of cataracts with advanced technology and exceptional care.
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