Cataracts are a common eye condition that can make your vision cloudy or blurry. It happens when the lens in your eye, which is normally transparent, becomes more cloudy. This can make it challenging to see things clearly, especially when there's bright light or at night. Cataracts are very common and can affect your quality of life, but cataract surgery can restore your vision and allow you to experience the world with clarity and sharpness once again.
Only an eye doctor can diagnose whether you have a cataract or another type of vision problem. If you have any of the symptoms below, you should have your eyes checked by a specialist.
Common signs of a cataract include the following:
Dr. Briana Brunner is a board-certified and fellowship-trained ophthalmologist at Carroll Vision Center, who specializes in cataract and refractive surgery. Dr. Brunner practices medical and surgical comprehensive ophthalmology including management of cataracts, glaucoma, diabetes, and macular degeneration. She offers our network of referring physicians her expertise in cataract surgery (both traditional and laser-assisted), LASIK surgery, and anterior segment surgery. She has published several papers in leading peer-reviewed journals.
During cataract surgery, your cataract surgeon will remove your natural lens and replace it with an artificial lens, known as an intraocular lens or IOL, to allow you to see clearly once again. There are many IOL options to choose from based on your budget, vision goals and lifestyle.
The Standard Monifocal Lens is a basic, good quality, foldable lens.
New Technology Monofocal lenses are computer designed and termed aspheric (slightly flatter in the periphery of the lens compared to the center of the lens). Aspheric lenses improve contrast sensitivity and reduce glare. This means that patients who have these lenses will have improved ability to see in varying light conditions such as rain, snow, fog, twilight, and nighttime darkness. The approval was based on a clinical study that measured night driving performance in cataract surgery patients. The lenses tested enables quicker reaction time and showed a meaningful safety benefit for elderly drivers.
The Clareon Toric is a lens that is designed to reduce astigmatism and will substantially improve vision without glasses. This is the best choice to correct astigmatism and will give those patients who have significant astigmatism their best possible vision. Astigmatism means the shape of your eye is more curved than what it should be, causing your vision to be out of focus (squinting in the distnace to tell the difference between a "C" from a "G").
New Technology Multifocal lenses are the state of the art in lens implants. The multifocal lenses offer the possibility of seeing well at more than one distance, without glasses. It is like having a bifocal lens inside of your eye. Most people with multifocal lens implants do not require glasses for distance or midrange and depending on the multifocal lens type, may not require glasses for most near tasks. Dr. Brunner uses the Alcon Vivity® Extended Depth of Focus Lens (EDOF) and the Alcon Panoptix®
The doctors at Carroll Vision Center provide complete eye care for you and your family. Our board-certified doctors, Dr. Weintraub, Dr. Kessler and Dr. Bittings are trained in the most advanced techniques to diagnose and treat eye diseases and other conditions. We have been treating Carroll County residents for over 25 years in a professional and friendly manner, and we look forward to putting our experience and dedication to work for you.
“The staff is pleasant and efficient. Dr. Kessler has been my ophthalmologist for many years. He is very good at explaining what he is doing and gentle as well. I have a great deal of confidence in him. He has performed surgery for cataracts and managed a difficult health problem all with excellent results. I highly recommend him!”
- Brooke
“I went to Dr. Kessler for an evaluation of the cataracts in both of my eyes. From the time I arrived at the office I was treated with professionalism and kindness. Every person that worked with me gave me the best of care and Dr. Kessler always had time to answer all of my questions. I had cataract surgery and the best advice I can give is this. “If you need eye care, Dr. Kessler and his staff are the people to see”. They will exceed all of your expectations and that is something that everyone can appreciate.”
- Rick
“Both my wife and I have had cataract eye surgery by Dr. Kessler the past two months. We are extremely pleased with the results and the professionalism of Dr. Kessler and his entire staff. We have recommended him to friends for evaluation and if needed surgery.”
- Bill
Westminster
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Westminster, MD 21157
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