What are cataracts?
Cataracts are natural clouding of the lens in the eye. This most commonly means that the clear and colourless lens you have in your teens gradually becomes green, yellow and eventually brown over decades. This colour change means you see less well in poor light such as evenings or night time. As well as the colour change, the lens also becomes larger or fatter, meaning it gets more powerful and results in short sight or changes in your glasses power. Other types of cataracts are cortical cataracts, giving glare, or posterior cataracts, which are frequently seen in short-sighted people, diabetics or those taking steriods for a long time.
So many people remain afraid at the prospect of having an eye operation so that even when their vision is becoming blurred, they delay seeking help. Yet modern cataract surgery is a painless five-to-15-minute procedure that is performed every day for thousands of patients, often giving them better vision than they have often ever had previously.
99% of patients are very happy with drop anaesthesia, where no needles are needed. If you are very frightened, then sedation will mean you are unaware and relaxed during the operation. Patients having sedation are always delighted to find they remember nothing of the operation
Cataract surgery can result in no longer needing glasses, which is an amazing outcome for short-sighted and very long-sighted people who have often experienced a lifetime of wearing glasses or contact lenses.
Mr Radford does not market or suggest special or premium lens implants. He didn’t need them himself and has been spectacle free since undergoing cataract surgery. Many thousands of patients who choose reduced spectacle dependence agree. In fact, the companies that sell premium lenses do not recommend them for many professionals because of secondary vision problems.
Mr Radford offers proven, pain-free safe surgery with predictable results.
