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Why do you see starbursts around lights after cataract surgery?

Well, not everybody does! Cataract surgery is the replacement of the clouded, natural lens of the eye with an artificial intraocular lens (IOL), or "lens implant." Despite the tremendous advances in ophthalmic technology, there is still no IOL that has been developed that can successfully reproduce the...

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Do colors exist outside the brain?

Not really. A "color" is what we call a categorization within our conditioned brain of a particular combination of not just wavelength, but saturation and hue. Color is not really "out there." But the different wavelengths of light are really "out there."Am I just playing...

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Are your contacts ripping often?

Are your contacts ripping often? Soft contact lenses are a wonderful invention and are drastically more comfortable for many patients than the older-style hard contacts. But with this increased comfort comes increased fragility. Soft contact lenses are made of flexible plastic that lets oxygen pass through to...

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How does an ophthalmologist help you determine which lens will be best for cataract surgery?

Excellent question! You should definitely discuss this with your eye doctor well in advance of any surgery. Past vision history and understanding your vision priorities are important in getting you the best results with cataract/lens implant surgery. There simply is no one "best IOL" (IntraOcular Lens). Furthermore, noIOL can reproduce the...

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Does cataract surgery give you 20/20 vision?

It depends on what you mean by "20/20 vision." Many people mistakenly think 20/20 refers to both reading and far vision when it is actually just distance. You also need to specify "corrected (by glasses) 20/20" or "uncorrected 20/20" after the cataract is replaced with a lens...

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Why do you see starbursts around lights after cataract surgery?

Do colors exist outside the brain?

Are your contacts ripping often?

How does an ophthalmologist help you determine which lens will be best for cataract surgery?

Does cataract surgery give you 20/20 vision?

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