Patient Testimonials
"My name is Theadora Lucero. I have been a member of the San Gabriel Eye Association for over ten years. I have been very very pleased with all of the attention that they have given me here. From the minute I walk in the receptionists are just wonderful. They attend to you right away. You don't have a long wait to wait. I started off with Dr. Shiff over ten years ago and occasionally see Dr. Richardson and I really enjoyed working with both of them. Now since Dr. Shift has retired I am with Dr. Richardson and his staff. I am very pleased with them. I have also seen Dr. Pritchard when I needed to have an eye exam. Very, very courteous, very, very helpful. It is easy to get an appointment here. There is no long wait. They attend to you very courteously. I would recommend this place to my best friend. I am very pleased. Dr. Richardson is super and the rest of his staff. If I have to cancel for some reason or if I have problems with insurance they are really there to help me right away. Thank you for everyone on the staff. Thank you for all the work you have done for me." -Theadora Lucero |
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Eye Anatomy: How We See
• The human eye consists of a series of lenses that refract (bend) light rays to focus light images on the retina. These images are then transferred via the optic nerve to the brain where we “see” them.
• The two primary focusing lenses of the eye are the cornea (outside lens of the eye) and the natural crystalline lens (inside lens of the eye).
Cataracts
• A cataract occurs, usually gradually, as the natural lens of the eye becomes clouded or discolored.
• This clouding of the natural lens of the eye causes light entering the eye to scatter prior to reaching the retina. This causes hazy or blurred vision (See image at right).
• If left untreated, cataracts can cause blindness.
• The only treatment for cataracts is removal of the clouded natural lens of the eye and replacing the natural lens with an artificial intraocular lens implant (IOL).
• According to the Eye Surgery Education Council, “About 60 percent of those older than 60 years and 70 percent of those older than 75 years have cataracts.”
• As the Eye Disease Prevalence Research Group reported in Archives of Ophthalmology, an estimated 20.5 million Americans older than age 40 have a cataract in either eye and the total number of persons who have a cataract is estimated to rise to 30.1 million by 2020.2
•Approximately 2.7 million cataract surgery procedures are performed in the United States – 14 million worldwide3 – each year to restore vision loss due to cataracts making it, according to the Eye Surgery Education Council, the most commonly performed surgical procedure.
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