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What Are Cataracts?

A cataract is a clouding on your eye's natural lens. Changes in your eye's structure cause the proteins to break down and clump together inside the lens of your eye, clouding vision. Typically, the changes are a natural occurrence during your aging process. Cataracts will cause blurred vision because the natural lens of your eye needs to remain clear to properly focus images on your retina. However, you do not need to live with the effects of cataracts! Cataract surgery is the most commonly performed procedure in the United States and is a safe and effective way of restoring your vision.

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Early Signs of Developing Cataracts

Symptoms:

Blurred, cloudy, or distorted vision
Double vision
Inability to see bright colors at their full intensity
Progressive loss of vision/frequent need to update vision correction prescription
Poor night vision
Increased sensitivity to glare
Appearance of halos around lights
Visible white spot on pupil

How Fast Can Cataracts Develop?

Cataracts develop in stages but do not necessarily progress at the same rate. As the cataract increases in size, its symptoms also tend to worsen.

Some cataracts may quickly develop over a few months, while others may take years to mature. In some cases, cataracts never grow out of the early stages and present little or no vision problems.

Cataracts in later stages, however, can make day-to-day living difficult. Your eye doctor will recommend cataract surgery once cataracts begin affecting your day-to-day activities.

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Cataract Financing

At South Texas Eye Institute, we believe that vision correction is an important investment decision. Together, we can map out a feasible financial eye care plan for your part of being able to live life to the fullest. We understand that the cost of cataract surgery can be a big decision. In order to help meet your vision correction goals in a cost-effective manner, South Texas Eye Institute offers you several payment options, including:

Cash or check
Credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover)
Flex Spending Accounts (FSA)
Financing with Approved Credit (Alphaeon, Care Credit, Wells Fargo)

Worried about cataract surgery cost? Ask about our many options for financing your procedure.

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Advanced IOL Options

Once you have made the decision with your eye doctor to undergo cataract surgery, you will have a series of choices to make. These relate to the type of lens implant that will best fit your lifestyle.

Monofocal IOL

Monofocal lenses allow clear vision at one distance only if you do not have astigmatism. You may need glasses either to correct astigmatism or to correct vision at different distances.

Multifocal IOL

Multifocal lens implants are advanced lenses with multiple focal points, designed to replace cataracts and correct presbyopia. These lenses split light to provide clearer vision at different distances. Multifocal IOLs provide an improved range of vision for near, intermediate, and distance vision.

Accommodating IOLs

Accommodating lens implants are advanced/premium lenses that contain hinges that allow for flexibility of the lens. The hinge helps mimic the natural lens by moving inside the eye to accommodate.

Toric IOLs

Toric lens implants are lenses that can correct astigmatism. This lens has a single focal point designed to correct pre-existing astigmatism. Mild to moderate astigmatism can be corrected to improve distance vision without dependence on glasses. Glasses will be required for near-vision activities such as reading.

Combination IOLs

Combination multifocal and toric implants are available as an option for patients who have mild to moderate astigmatism but also want to improve the range of vision up close.

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Why South Texas Eye Institute?

South Texas Eye Institute has been treating patients in the San Antonio area for over 25 years. We offer high-quality, compassionate, customer care in Ophthalmology and Refractive Surgery with many English / Spanish-speaking staff and doctors. Our mission is to provide the highest quality Ophthalmology services in a setting that is attractive to patients of all ethnic and educational backgrounds, that is cost-effective, and meets the needs of our community.

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Our Locations

San Antonio

2424 Babcock Rd., Suite 101,
San Antonio, TX 78229

San Antonio - Southside

7500 Barlite Blvd., Suite 213
San Antonio, TX 78224

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