Sometimes the membrane behind the implant may become cloudy after cataract surgery. Laser treatment then may be used to open up the cloudy membrane. Cataracts can be treated with eye drops. No medication, including eye drops, has been proven to slow down or dissolve a cataract. Surgical removal is still the only effective way to treat this eye disease.
Cataract surgery is dangerous.
Each year, more than 1.35 million people undergo cataract surgery with relatively few complications. The patient's ophthalmologist will discuss the potential risks prior to surgery. Patients should remember that statistically, cataract surgery is among the safest and most successful surgical procedures performed in the United States today. In many cases, patients often can see well enough to resume normal activities a few days after having cataract surgery. Additional vision improvement can continue over the following weeks and months.