Health
If your eyes are the windows to the world, what are your options when those windows become cloudy and blurry? Colors seem to fade, and the lights brought on by oncoming cars make nighttime driving difficult to navigate. More than likely, the culprit is a cataract forming over the lens of your eye, and your first and most natural stop should be a visit to an ophthalmologist's office.
If you are as phobic as I am about anyone probing your eyes, you are anxious both about the physician and the procedure. Dr. Sagun Pendse, who practices ophthalmology at Eye Associates of Bucks County in Langhorne, is a calming influence.
“I was drawn to the field of ophthalmology because it is one of the few surgical specialties where you develop a relationship with the patient for a long period of time," he said. "Particularly with cataract surgery, you are able to follow your patient and track significant improvement in their vision."
The path toward becoming an ophthalmologist is long and academically arduous. Dr. Pendse is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, completing four years at Temple Medical School, and a four-year residency at Wills Eye Hospital, one year in general medicine and the remaining three in ophthalmology.
To continue reading this article, turn to page 55 in the Spring 2014 issue of Bucks County Magazine.