IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT - ECVA has reopened our 3712 Southwestern Boulevard, Orchard Park, NY location. New & Improved!   

   IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT - ECVA has reopened our 3712 Southwestern Boulevard, Orchard Park, NY location. New & Improved!   

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Phone: 716-631-EYES(3937)

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Cataracts

Overview

Behind your eye's pupil is a lens that focuses light. In a healthy eye, this lens is clear. A cataract is a clouding of the lens. A cataract blocks light and can interfere with your vision.

How Cataracts Form

Lenses are mostly made of protein and water. A cataract forms when the protein in the lens begins to clump. This can happen naturally as you get older. It can result from an eye injury. Cataracts are also linked to certain medications, exposure to excessive sunlight, smoking and other factors.

What are the Symptoms of Cataracts?

Cataracts can form in one or both of your eyes. A cataract on the edge of the eye's lens may not affect your vision. But a cataract in the center of the lens can make your vision yellowish and cloudy. This can happen very gradually. You may not notice it at first, but over time your vision can worsen. Colors may fade, and things may seem blurry. You may have problems with glare. You may need brighter light to read. You may have poor vision at night. And you may have double vision in one eye.

Treatment of Cataracts

Glasses, magnifying lenses and brighter lights can help during the early stages of a cataract. But when these no longer help, your cataract can be corrected with surgery. Your eye doctor can create a care plan that is right for you.

Careers at ECVA

Four Western New York Offices

Elmwood Village

Map and directions to the Elmwood Village office of Eye Care & Vision Associates, Buffalo, NY

932 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14222
P: 716.884.0880
F: 716.884.0811

Southtowns

Map and directions to the Orchard Park office of Eye Care & Vision Associates, Buffalo, NY

3712 Southwestern Blvd
Orchard Park, NY 14127
P: 716.648.5329
F: 716.648.3185

Niagara Falls

Map and directions to the Niagara Falls office of Eye Care & Vision Associates, Buffalo, NY

6917 Plaza Drive
Niagara Falls, NY 14304
P: 716.731.6434
F: 716.731.6439

Williamsville

Map and directions to the Williamsville office of Eye Care & Vision Associates, Buffalo, NY

811 Maple Road
Buffalo, NY 14221
P: 716.631.8888
F: 716.204.1050