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What is a Cataract?
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A cataract is a cloudy or opaque area in the normally clear lens of the eye. The lens is located
inside the eye behind the iris, the colored part of the eye. The lens focuses light on the back of
the eye,Package
the retina. The lens
is made of mostly proteins and water.
Clouding
of the lens occurs
Includes
HOYA
Phoenix
due to changes in the proteins and lens fibers. The lens is composed of layers like an onion.
Frame
Line
Technology
The•Jalapeno/Pez
outermost is the capsule.
The layer
inside the capsule is•Newest
the cortex, and
the innermost
layer is the
nucleus.
A cataract
may develop in any of these•Light
areas. Lens Material
and
Phoenix
Lenses
Depending•1
upon
its size
and location, a cataract can interfere
with normal
vision.
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Year
Warranty
•Sharp
Clear
Vision
cataracts develop in people over age 55, but they occasionally occur in infants and young
•Special Anti-reflective
Scratch
children. Usually cataracts develop in both eyes, but•Superior
one may be worse
than the Resistance
other.
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Includes
HOYA
Phoenix
Package
prices
available
Protection
Cataracts
generally
form very
slowly. Signs and symptoms of a•UV
cataract
may
include:
• Blurred, hazy,Frame
or vision Line
•Tough &
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•Jalapeno/Pez
•Newest
Technology
• Reduced intensity of colors
and
Phoenix Lenses
Lens
Material
Valid•Light
through
September
2008
• Increased sensitivity to glare from lights, particularly
when
driving at 30,
night
•1
Year
Warranty
•Sharp
Clear
Vision
• Increased difficulty seeing at night
Appointments
available Monday, Wednesday,
FridayScratch
from 9:00
- 4:00,
•Special
•Superior
Resistance
• ChangeAnti-reflective
in the eye's refractive error
Thursday from 9:00 - 6:00, and Saturday from 9:00 - 11:00.
Northern
Minnesota
Eye Care
is now co-managing cataract eye
care with
Dr. Weis, board
Package
prices
available
Protection
Walk-ins
also
available. Most insurances•UV
are accepted.
certified ophthalmologist.
Make
an
appointment
today
with
an
optometrist
at Northern
•Tough
& Durable
Not applicable with other insurance
discounts.
Minnesota Eye Care for a cataract evaluation.
1001 Cloquet
Ave •Wednesday,
Cloquet
• 879-1558
Valid through
September
2008
Appointments
available Monday,
Friday
from 9:00 30,
- 4:00
Thursday from 9:00 - 6:00
Appointments available Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 9:00 - 4:00,
Walk-ins also available. Most insurances are accepted.
Thursday from 9:00 - 6:00, and Saturday from 9:00 - 11:00.
Christopher
McDowell,
O.D. insurances
Sasha N.are
Narayan,
Walk-insA.
also
available. Most
accepted.O.D.
Not applicable
with •
other
insurance discounts.
1001 Cloquet
Ave
Cloquet
• 879-1558
1001 Cloquet
Ave • Cloquet • 879-1558
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