Cataracts Albuquerque

As we get older, many changes take place in our bodies that may degenerate our health – and our eyes are no exception. If you’re over the age of 60 and are suffering from blurry or cloudy vision, you may have age-related cataracts. Though cataracts are a natural part of aging, there are steps we can take to prevent them and treatments that may improve symptoms. At Southwest Eyecare, our Albuquerque cataracts specialists diagnose and treat cataracts using the latest technology, helping our patients to see clearly and improve their quality of life!

Our eyes are much like a camera – the lens of our eyes focuses on objects and the information recorded is sent to the brain. In a normal eye, light is able to pass through a transparent lens and translate this information into a picture, but when the lens is cloudy because of cataracts, the image we see is blurred. Our lenses are made of water and protein, and as we age, some of the protein may clump together and start to cloud a small area of the lens – this is a cataract. Overtime, it may grow larger and cloud more of our lens, further obstructing our ability to see clearly. Cataracts can affect your vision in two ways; making it cloudy and blurry or adding a yellow / brown tinge to everything we see. This type of vision impairment can greatly affect your quality of life, and activities such as reading and driving can become difficult and sometimes even dangerous if you’re not able to see as well as you should.

• Cloudy or blurry vision
• Faded colors
• Poor vision at night
• Glare caused by lights
• Sensitivity to light
• Double vision
• Frequent prescription changes in eyeglasses or contact lenses

It’s important to note that these symptoms may be a sign of other, more serious eye problems in addition to cataracts. If you have any of these symptoms, we recommend scheduling an appointment with us.