Beach Eye is staffed with highly trained eye specialists that will help you in the journey to renew your eyes back to functioning properly. Our physician Dr. Samir A. Shah M.D. is a board-certified ophthalmologist that specializes in cataract surgery. Here’s why he’s the best for your cataract surgery:
All in all, Dr. Shah’s relatively young age is not lacking in experience regarding his clinical experience on treating various eye maladies, including cataracts. Our Newport office has been accredited by Medicare with an HFAP, which states that our facility has met the standards of the Health Facilities Accreditation Association, meaning we provide quality patient care, safety, improvement, administrative involvement, medical record maintenance and professional development of the staff. This process continually challenges the center to seek better and innovative ways to provide the best quality of patient care. Our institution is a modern ambulatory surgery center that caters to the distinct needs from patient to patient.
Ophthalmologists often suggest cataract surgery for people with severely-affected lenses and whose vision loss is greatly affecting their day-to-day lives. During cataract surgery, the eye’s natural, clouded lens is removed and replaced with a clear, artificial lens implant – an intraocular lens or IOL. This is an outpatient procedure and doesn’t require an overnight stay in the hospital.
Before undergoing surgery, an A-scan is used to measure the length of your eye. Keratometry is a technique that’s used to measure the curve of your cornea. These measurements help your eye doctor to choose the right lens implant for your eye.
Phacoemulsification is the most common type of cataract surgery, where a small incision is made to the side of the cornea and an instrument that uses high-frequency ultrasound is inserted to break up the center of the lens and suction it out. Then, the IOL is inserted either behind or in front of the iris. The incision is closed, sometimes without the use of stitches.
Patients who have had vision correction surgery, like LASIK, should provide their ophthalmologist with their vision correction prescription from before their surgery. This will help your doctor to figure out the right IOL prescription. You should also tell your doctor about any medications or nutritional supplements you’re taking.
After cataract surgery, your doctor may prescribe antibiotic eye drops to prevent infection. You’ll wear an eye shield immediately following surgery and, for several nights, while you sleep. Avoid rubbing your eyes while they heal. During the first week of recovery, avoid strenuous activity as well as getting dirt, dust or water in your eye. It’s normal to have blurry vision for a few weeks after surgery.
We use Corneal Wavefront Refraction for Standard Cataract Surgery, A Wavefront Refraction allows your surgeon to determine the spherical aberration in your cornea. A spherical aberration is a form of a higher order aberration that can distort vision as light passes through your eye. To rejuvenate vision to youthful levels, it is necessary to reduce or eliminate spherical aberration. On the average, the young eye has zero spherical aberration:
Written by Dr. Shah
Dr McCloskey and her staff were all great to work with. Suzy set my appointment She was friendly and professional. The assists ants to Dr McCloskey were great at taking care of all the required testing. Dr McCloskey was so thorough. She took her time and made me feel very comfortable about my eye situation. I wold definitely recommend them.
