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Cataract Surgery

Are colors dull? Is night driving becoming more difficult? You might be experiencing the onset of cataracts. Cataracts affect most people at some point in their life. Are you seeking cataract surgery in St. Louis? Are you seeking the experience of a highly skilled cataract surgeon that provides a wide range of options? 

Patients can now see at multiple distances after cataract surgery and, in some cases, do not require glasses. Can you imagine a life free of the hassles of spectacle dependence? Pepose Vision Institute is your source for advanced and premium cataract surgery in St. Louis.

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What Causes Cataracts?

Although cataracts result from many conditions, the most frequent cause is the natural aging process. Other causes may include eye trauma, chronic eye disease, and other medical conditions such as diabetes. As we age, our eyes change in a gradual, predictable manner. During this time, the lens begins to break down its normal proteins; this causes cloudy lenses. By the time people reach their 60s, their lenses have usually started to cloud. Despite this, vision problems are not always immediately apparent.

Cataracts can take from a few months to several years to develop. Certain medications can accelerate the development of cataracts. Sometimes, the cataract stops developing in its early stages and vision is only slightly decreased. But if it continues to develop then it impairs vision and requires surgical removal.

What Are Cataracts?

Inside our eyes, we have a natural lens. The lens bends (refracts) light rays that come into the eye to help us see. The lens should be clear. A cataract is a clouding of this usually clear, transparent lens of the eye.

A cataract is not a tumor or growth of new tissue over the eye but rather a fogging and loss of clarity of the lens itself. When a cataract forms, the lens can no longer focus the light clearly, resulting in your vision becoming cloudy. Things look blurry, hazy, or less colorful with a cataract. Some other vision changes you may notice include:

• Double vision
• Extreme sensitivity to light
• Trouble with night vision
• Seeing bright colors as faded or yellow

An early cataract may cause few problems with vision. If the cataract gets worse, sight may be partially or entirely lost until the cataract is removed. Cataract surgery is when the cataract is removed by replacing the cloudy lens.

Know Your Options

Your surgeon will work with you to help choose the right cataract surgery option for you and your lifestyle.

Light-Adjustable Precision

Laser-assisted femtosecond Cataract Surgery w/Light Adjustable Lens (LAL) precision and post-operative flexibility.

Vision Needs: Best Distance, Intermediate and Near

Platinum Precision

Laser-assisted femtosecond Cataract Surgery w/personalized intra-ocular lens to reduce and potentially eliminate the need for glasses at distance, intermediate and near.

Vision Needs: Best Distance, Intermediate and Near

High-Astigmatism

Laser-assisted femtosecond Cataract Surgery w/astigmatism correcting Toric intra-ocular lens that delivers clear vision.

Vision Needs: Best Distance or Near

Low-Astigmatism

Laser-assisted femtosecond Cataract Surgery w/astigmatism correction and traditional aspheric wavefront intra-ocular lens.

Vision Needs: Best Distance or Near

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Laser Precision

At Pepose Vision, we utilize state-of-the-art, femtosecond technology for precision, accuracy, and efficacy. Femtosecond technology allows surgeons to use a laser to make bladeless corneal incisions that are more precise than the cuts made in traditional cataract surgery.

LENSAR® Laser System

Laser cataract surgery is made even more precise by LENSAR’s Cataract Laser with Augmented Reality™ technology, a unique imaging system that provides your surgeon with a sophisticated, 3-D view of your eye to help plan and treat your cataract.

CATALYS® Laser System

The CATALYS® Laser System is an advanced laser designed for an extremely gentle cataract surgery to aid recovery time. It provides an unparalleled level of accuracy and precision to some of the more
challenging steps of cataract surgery.

Learn more about the cataract process by reading our Advanced Technology Cataract Surgery brochure

What To Expect

What is the Cataract Surgery Process?

1

Schedule your cataract evaluation at Pepose Vision

Call us at 636-728-0111 or contact us online to schedule your cataract screening with one of our doctors. We’ll check your eyes to confirm that your vision problems can be addressed through cataract surgery. You will also have time to ask questions and be given additional educational materials for your review. At the end of the consultation, we will schedule your pre-operative examination with one of our surgeons.

2

Come in for your pre-operative exam

We will check and re-check your eyes using multiple, state-of-the-art diagnostic instruments, because the precision of the pre-operative measurements dictates the quality of your vision outcome. During this visit, your surgeon will answer any questions you still may have, and will discuss the cataract treatment that is most appropriate for your eyes and medical condition.

3

Schedule your procedure

Our surgery schedulers will obtain pre-certification from your insurer, if required, and will review all pre-operative instructions with you. They will also schedule all of your post-operative visits at this time. Your eyes will be treated on separate days, approximately two weeks apart.
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Patient Testimonials

  • Going to Pepose Vision Institute was a lesson in how an office and staff should be picked and ran. The staff both in the Office and the Surgery Center were extremely professional and at the same time caring. They are always willing to answer any questions you may have either about a procedure or aftercare. They are also very understanding if you have issues such as PTSD. They go out of their way to make you feel as secure and comfortable as possible.

    -Don

  • I could no longer see things like salt coming out of the salt shaker, the speedometer in the car, etc. I was having difficulty seeing so many things and my vision was getting worse. My world was growing darker and darker. I felt certain that I would soon be totally blind, but thanks to Pepose Vision, I now have perfect 20-20 vision. I can see brilliant colors now that my cataracts have been removed. My world has been lit up.

    -Gary

  • Always a top-notch place to see seasoned physicians to evaluate my vision.. I did LASKIK surgery with Pepose Institute more than 10 years ago, and now I am back for cataract surgery.

    -John

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