What are cataracts?
An extremely common condition, a cataract is the clouding of the eye’s natural lens, causing your vision to become blurry. It generally occurs in people 60 years of age and older, and progressively worsens over time causing vision loss and can potentially lead to blindeness if untreated . Cataracts can also be caused by injury, medications and other health conditions. Though cataracts may be an inevitable part of aging for many of us, eye surgery is a safe and effective option that is constantly evolving, with new technologies, to keep up with today’s active seniors intent on living their best life, uninhibited by impaired vision.
What causes cataracts?
In a healthy eye, the crystalline lens focuses light that enters the eye and converges the light onto the retina. In an eye with a cataract, the crystalline lens becomes cloudy and light is unable to pass freely through the lens to the retina. Symptoms of cataracts are blurred vision, loss of contrast sensitivity and veiling glare as light enters the eye.
What are my treatment options?
VLEC is proud to offer you the most advanced cataract technology in the industry – and are committed to upgrading our technology as cataract treatment evolves.
You DO NOT need a referral to book
an appointment with VLEC.
Private and public facilities
If you want the most advanced cataract treatment technology available and a quicker appointment, Dr. Blaylock is pleased to perform your cataract surgery at Valley Laser Eye Centre within 2 to 4 weeks. Eye surgery and basic lens implants are covered by your BC or Alberta provincial health plan. You pay only a private clinic fee for the advanced technology and lifestyle lens implants, should you choose an option not covered by your plan.
Dr. Blaylock also offers cataract surgery in a public hospital facility within 3-5 months. Eye surgery and basic lens implants are usually covered by your BC or Alberta provincial health plan. You pay only for lifestyle lenses, should you choose an option not covered by your plan.
Address all your vision issues at once
When you come in to VLEC for your free consultation, we will also carefully evaluate your eyes to determine if you have nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism, presbyopia or glaucoma, in addition to cataracts. If you do, we can discuss all the variery of lifestyle lenses available – so you can eliminate or greatly reduce your need for glasses during the same eye surgery appointment.
