Cataract services at Chiasson Eyecare Center are provided by staff members of Eyecare Associates. Dr. Donald Cerise M.D., (Thibodaux) and Dr. Ronald Landry M.D., (Raceland) perform outpatient Cataract procedures at local hospitals. Patients also have the option of having cataract surgery at Eyecare Associates state-of-the-art outpatient surgery center located in Metairie, LA.

Cataract patients will be referred to Drs. Cerise and Landry for cataract consultations in both our Thibodaux and Raceland offices.

Resting behind the pupil of your eye is a clear lens. As one ages this lens slowly clouds and hardens. When the lens gets to the point that it is so cloudy that it affects vision or is even opaque, it is referred to as a cataract. Cataracts will vary from slight cloudiness to being totally opaque. Cataracts typically affect the elderly, but will occasionally affect younger people.

Cataracts may develop gradually or suddenly. In some cases the cataracts may not be bad enough to warrant surgery. The decision on what is the right treatment course for you will depend on a number of factors. If surgery is ultimately the course of action, then intraocular lens implants will be inserted in your eye and will serve as a new clear lens for your eye. Eyeglasses or contact lenses may be needed after surgery.