Cataracts affect nearly 22 million Americans age 40 and older, according to the American Academy of Ophthalmology. And, as you may recall from previous blogs, cataract surgery is a painless outpatient procedure that involves removing the clouded lens and, in most cases, replacing it with a clear, intraocular lens implant (IOL). Your eye doctor will make a small incision on the side of your cornea and use ultrasound vibrations to break the natural lens into small pieces. These fragments are removed and replaced with an IOL. [Read more…]