The Midwest Eye Care physicians support and perform eye surgery at hospitals in the metropolitan area and in smaller communities in Iowa and Nebraska.
This facility was originally operated by Nebraska Medical Center from to and was certified by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations , the same organization that accredits the majority of hospitals in the United States. MESC is able to offer convenient surgical services to its patients through a number of innovations, including:. We are also continually striving to improve our care. A paper copy of this brochure is provided to every patient who elects to have surgery, and our doctors and staff will answer any questions you have regarding your surgical experience.
Cataract surgery is one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures in the United States, and it is the most common surgery for Medicare recipients. Virtually everyone needs cataract surgery if they live out their natural lives, and cataract surgery techniques and equipment have improved dramatically over the past forty years. Today cataract surgery, while still not considered routine, is one of the safest surgeries in the world. Our highly trained physicians, armed with the state-of-the art equipment, will provide excellent care.
As you age, the proteins in the lens of your eye begin to deteriorate, leading to a clouding of your lens. The progression of a cataract is generally slow, so you may have a cataract for several years before it causes enough visual distortion to warrant removal.
Your eye doctor can easily identify a cataract through a microscope called a slit lamp, but some cataracts can even be seen clearly with the naked eye. Once a cataract has progressed enough to reduce your quality of life, our physician will recommend surgery. Cataract surgery entails removing the cloudy, natural lens from the eye and replacing it with a synthetic lens. In order to determine the power and type of lens to implant, a test technician at Midwest Eye Care will perform a few tests that should be completed in less than thirty minutes.
