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Life After Cataract Surgery Ask A Cataracts are like grey hair and bifocals.. everyone gets them. So what the heck is a cataract? When the natural lens inside the eye gets yellow and cloudy, you've developed a cataract. The lens acts like a filter and protects us against the harmful light in our environment. Over time, this absorption of UV light turns the lens a yellowish milky color. Patients with cataracts can experience blur, halos, difficulty with glare especially during night time driving. Jen Keller the O.D. When cataracts create enough blur that vision can no longer be corrected with glasses, it's time to get those cataracts out. During cataract surgery, the doctors remove the old cloudy lens with a crystal clear new artificial lens. The result..much clearer and brighter vision. Doctor That crisper and brighter vision is a plus. But here's what we want you to know. Remember that internal lens? Remember how it's function was to filter out UV and other harmful light? Now that the lens has been removed, you no longer have the ability to filter out those harmful rays. After cataract surgery, it is more important than ever to wear your sunglasses! Also. keep in mind our electronic devices are putting out harmful blue light, which is not being filtered out after cataract surgery. There are special lenses available to filter out this bad blue light. PARK RAPIDS WALKER EYE CL INIC 100 Huntsinger Ave, Park Rapids 732-3389 107 6th St., Walker 547-3666 Murry D. Westberg, O.D. Jen Keller, O.D. R.W. Helm, O.D. We have a large selection of UV-safe sunglasses available. Also, all of us at the Park Rapids and Walker Eye Clinics choose to wear the blue-light protecting lenses! You can ask any of us about our experience and relief with blue light lenses. 1-877-700-3389 www.prweyeclinic.com Life After Cataract Surgery Ask A Cataracts are like grey hair and bifocals.. everyone gets them. So what the heck is a cataract? When the natural lens inside the eye gets yellow and cloudy, you've developed a cataract. The lens acts like a filter and protects us against the harmful light in our environment. Over time, this absorption of UV light turns the lens a yellowish milky color. Patients with cataracts can experience blur, halos, difficulty with glare especially during night time driving. Jen Keller the O.D. When cataracts create enough blur that vision can no longer be corrected with glasses, it's time to get those cataracts out. During cataract surgery, the doctors remove the old cloudy lens with a crystal clear new artificial lens. The result..much clearer and brighter vision. Doctor That crisper and brighter vision is a plus. But here's what we want you to know. Remember that internal lens? Remember how it's function was to filter out UV and other harmful light? Now that the lens has been removed, you no longer have the ability to filter out those harmful rays. After cataract surgery, it is more important than ever to wear your sunglasses! Also. keep in mind our electronic devices are putting out harmful blue light, which is not being filtered out after cataract surgery. There are special lenses available to filter out this bad blue light. PARK RAPIDS WALKER EYE CL INIC 100 Huntsinger Ave, Park Rapids 732-3389 107 6th St., Walker 547-3666 Murry D. Westberg, O.D. Jen Keller, O.D. R.W. Helm, O.D. We have a large selection of UV-safe sunglasses available. Also, all of us at the Park Rapids and Walker Eye Clinics choose to wear the blue-light protecting lenses! You can ask any of us about our experience and relief with blue light lenses. 1-877-700-3389 www.prweyeclinic.com