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CATARACT YOU
HAVE
SURGERY: OPTIONS
of astigmatism, if needed), leading to a customized vision
The Problem of Cataracts. More than 20 million Americans
treatment and a more gentle procedure. Surgeons with access to
aged 40 and older are affected by cataracts, the leading cause of
and experience in these combined technologies can offer patients
blindness worldwide. Cataracts are readily managed by surgery.
a full range of vision, reducing the dependency on or even
And with today’s innovative technology, cataract surgery can
eliminating the need for eye glasses after surgery.
not only restore vision, but actually improve patients’
Selecting a Surgeon. Cataract surgery just became
quality of life.
a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. When selecting a
New Technology. Scott & Christie Eyecare Associates
surgeon to perform cataract surgery,
is one of the region’s most
patients should ask these important
innovative and experienced eye
questions: Can my surgeon explain
physician and surgeon groups,
to me all of my options? Can my
delivering advanced, customized
surgeon provide me access to the
medical treatments with statelatest FDA-approved technology? Is
of-the-art ocular diagnostics and
my surgeon experienced with both
femtosecond laser technology
traditional and innovative cataract
(Cataract Laser) designed to
surgical techniques and eyecare?
optimize vision. Combining
For patients of Scott & Christie
this technology with 10 years
Eyecare Associates, the answer to
of cataract Multi-Focal Lens Implant
these questions is a resounding
technology experience, Scott &
yes. The physicians and staff walk
Christie Eyecare Associates can
patients through all of their options
offer cataract surgery as a once-inbased on their individual needs and
a-lifetime opportunity for patients
CATARACT LASER AND MULTI-FOCAL LENS
desires, offering them a customized
to achieve better vision, removing cataracts
TECHNOLOGY
procedure to meet their individual
and correcting refractive error all in one
lifestyle. The
precise procedure—thus leaving patients with
practice offers
a fine-tuned full range of vision.
the latest FDA-approved cataract laser
Traditional vs. Laser Cataract Surgery. Traditional cataract
and Multi-Focal Lens Implant technology.
surgery, which is covered by Medicare and other insurances,
And the doctors are among the most
involved the implantation of a single-vision lens, which provided
experienced in the western Pennsylvania
good distance vision but most often resulted in patients wearing
region: William Christie M.D. has
glasses for reading and close-up tasks. It also left patients with
personally performed over 28,000
astigmatism, since the surgery didn’t correct it.
cataract procedures, and
With laser cataract surgery, many key steps of the procedure
Daniel Zimmer M.D. over 25,000
that were manually performed can be completed with precision
LASIK procedures.
using the laser (including simultaneous correction
William C. Christie, M.D.
SCOTT & CHRISTIE EYECARE ASSOCIATES HAS TWO LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU.
The Surgery Center at Cranberry
105 Brandt Drive, Cranberry Township
724.772.5420
Good Looks Eyewear
1101 Freeport Road, Fox Chapel Plaza
412.782.0400
4823-9865-4504, v. 2
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