Over the last 20 years, Bowden Eye Associates has built a reputation as a premier center for cataract care.

Under the leadership of Frank W. Bowden, III, M.D., FACS, the cataract team at Bowden Eye Associates has helped thousands of people enjoy the benefits of today's advanced cataract surgery -- benefits that include clear vision and reduced dependence on glasses.

If you or someone you care about has been diagnosed with cataracts, you'll find great comfort in the unsurpassed visual results, quality care and personal attention you'll receive at Bowden Eye Associates.

A cataract is a clouding of the clear lens of your eye. While a cataract can develop at any age, for most of us cataracts are a normal part of growing older.

Risk factors for developing cataracts include being over 55 years old, eye injury or disease, a family history of cataracts, smoking or use of certain medications.

Symptoms are subtle at first, but as the cataract develops you may experience blurred or dim vision, glare, and halos that are most noticeable at night.

An example of vision with a cataract.

• Blurred/hazy vision
• Spots in front of the eye(s)
• Sensitivity to glare

• A feeling of "film" over the eye(s)
• A temporary improvement in near vision

Today, there is no reason to let cataracts interfere with your life or wait to have them removed. Cataract surgery is the safest and most effective procedure in modern medicine.

At Bowden Eye Associates, we can restore vision to 20/40 or better in more than 95 percent of patients.

In fact, for most of our patients, cataract surgery provides a level of vision that is actually better than they had before they developed cataracts - allowing them to enjoy their lives with little or no dependence on glasses.

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