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Cataract Surgery and Anesthesia Types

The majority of cataract surgeries performed in the U.S. are done with a local anesthetic and IV sedation.

The local anesthesia may be accomplished in one of two ways: either an injection of anesthetic around the eye or anesthetic eye drops placed on the eye, often combined with an injection of a small amount of anesthetic into the front of the eye at the very beginning of surgery.

The injection of anesthetic around the eye generally produces a deeper anesthesia for the surgery than...

Meet Our New OD, Dr. Nattali Masson!

Dr. Nattali Masson is a native to McAlester, OK. She attended grade school at Will Rogers Elementary. Middle school at Puterbaugh Middle School. She graduated in the class of 2011, from McAlester High School. After graduation, She attended classes at Eastern Oklahoma State College (EOSC) in Wilburton, OK. In 2012, She moved to Tahlequah to attend Northeastern State University (NSU). She graduated from NSU in the class of 2015, with a major in Cellular Biology and minor in Chemistry. In 2016, Dr. Nattali was accepted into the Inaugural class of 2020 at the University of Pikeville(UPIKE), Kentucky College of Optometry (KYCO). She moved back to McAlester last May to do her externships at Kennedy Eyecare, Choctaw Nation Indian clinic and Triad located in McAlester. She graduated May 2, 2020 with her Doctorate in Optometry.

Dr. Nattali is a mom to two amazing children. She has a seven year old son and a five year old daughter. Her parents, Nathan and Terri Elliott have lived in McAlester for many years. She is second to youngest out of 7 siblings. She has six brothers. She is a member of First Baptist Church in McAlester. Outside optometry, She enjoys being outside, soaking up the sun. She loves to be at the lake doing water sports behind a boat. She enjoys spending quality time with her family and friends. She is very glad to be back at home and looks forward to serving McAlester and it’s surrounding areas.

Intraoperative Aberrometry & Cataract Lens Replacement Selection

What Is Intraoperative Aberrometry?

Yes, that is a mouthful, but the concept isn’t quite as hard as the name.

An Intraoperative Aberrometer is an instrument we can use in the operating room to help us determine the correct power of the implant we put in your eye during cataract surgery.

Cataract surgery is the removal of the cloudy natural lens of your eye and the insertion of a new artificial lens inside your eye called an intraocular lens (IOL).

The cloudy cataract that we are...

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