STUDIO CITY (CBSLA.com) — Dr. David Richardson, a Southern California board certified eye surgeon appeared on KCAL9 News on December 30, 2012 to discuss his new book: "So You've Got A Cataract? | What You Need to Know About Cataract Surgery: A Patient's Guide to Modern Eye Surgery, Advanced Intraocular Lenses & Choosing Your Surgeon"
Cataract and Cataract Surgery Book Site: http://cataract-book.com
Credit and Video Source: http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2012/12/30/socal-board-certified-eye-surgeon-discusses-new-book/
TRANSCRIPTION:
Kaj Goldberg: We are joined this morning by doctor David Richardson. He’s a Southern California board-certified eye surgeon specializing in treatment of cataracts and glaucoma.
Amy Johnson: Dr. Richardson is here to talk about his new book, “So You’ve Got A Cataract? What You Need to Know About Cataract Surgery | A Patient’s Guide to Modern Eye Surgery, Advanced Intraocular Lenses & Choosing Your Surgeon.” Thanks so much for joining us.
Amy Johnson: You know there’s so many misconceptions, can you tell us what is cataracts and what really are the symptoms?
Dr. David Richardson: Yes. Cataracts is actually a natural process that occurs as we age. It’s something that if we’re fortunate enough to live long enough, we’re all going to get and the good news is that there is a wonderful treatment for cataracts.
Dr. David Richardson: The symptoms of cataracts, generally, include: blurred vision, glare or halos around lights (especially these newer brighter lights that we have on the freeways), difficulty reading and loss of saturation in colors – so, blues become more of a yellow and you just lose a bit of the vibrancy.
Dr. David Richardson: When the symptoms get to the point that – once what we call activities of daily living are affected, and that includes reading, driving, could be golf! You get to decide – then it’s time to consider treatment for cataracts. And if glasses alone or contacts do not get the vision to the point that it needs to be for the individual then cataract surgery would be the next step.
Kaj Goldberg: And doctor is that a painful procedure?
Dr. David Richardson: Oh no. Cataract surgery with the modern techniques should be painless. In fact, many people view it is as an interesting experience. It is done under local anaesthetic and many people are awake, relaxed during the surgery and notice interesting colors shapes pattern some describe it as almost a psychedelic pleasant experience. But, really it should not be painful. No.
Amy Johnson: But, how do you know that you’re going to the right surgeon? how do you choose a surgeon to do this?
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