Most cataracts do not reach the stage where they must be removed. A cataract that interferes with vision should come out. No one ought to wait until al l vision is gone. The operation takes place when the cataract interferes with reading a paper, driving a car or watching television. Cataract surgery has come a long way from the days when your mother had hers removed.
Most patients can return home the same day they have the lens removed.
They had extremely thick lenses, and even with those glasses the patient s vision was less than ideal. Now doctors insert an artificial lens in the spot where the natural lens used to be. The new lens is individually tailored and can correct for other vision problems - nearsightedness, for example. The lens is fashioned in such a way that it focuses images correctly on the retina of a nearsighted person for clear vision without glasses. The problem is acne.