Understanding Cataracts
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Understanding Cataracts
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Laura D. Cook
Assistant Professor of Opthalmology, University of Virginia-Department of Opthalmology
434-924-5485
led2c@virginia.edu
The Ophthalmology Residency Training Program at the University of Virginia was separated from Otolaryngology in 1947. Since 1978, it has been under the leadership of a full-time academic faculty. The Department currently serves as the ophthalmic referral center for central and western Virginia and parts of West Virginia, North Carolina and eastern Tennessee.
Understanding Cataracts
Laura D. Cook, M.D., Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, explains how cataracts affect your vision.
Transcripts
Dr. Laura D. Cook: Hi! I am Dr. Laura D. Cook. I am an assistant professor of opthalmology at the University of Virginia and I'll be talking about cataracts.
Host: What are cataracts?
Dr. Laura D. Cook: Cataracts are a change in clarity and consistency of the lens which sits right here in the eye that usually goes along with age. It's just if you think about you are looking through a structure that's clear like the windshield in a car and if the windshield becomes dirty or cloudy, the image that you see is not going to be as clear down the road. It's the same thing in the eye. If you look through a structure that's cloudy, the image that you see is not going to be sharp.
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