WHAT’S NEW IN CATARACT SURGERY? The other day I went in for my annual eye exam. Nothing much had changed from last year. Still, my optometrist told me that I’d be a candidate for cataract surgery in the next few years. I’d heard that it’s quick and painless, but didn’t really know much about it. So I began digging through my usual sources—Harvard & Mayo Clinic—and found that it’s not as simple as I thought. We actually have choices of what kind of artificial lenses we wish installed. The latest is the Tecnis Symfony® extended depth of focus lens. First,...