Like any surgery, cataract surgery carries risks of problems or complications. Here are some of those risks:
Eye infection.
Bleeding in the eye.
Ongoing swelling of the front of the eye or inside of the eye.
Swelling of the retina (the nerve layer at the back of your eye).
Detached retina (when the retina lifts up from the back of the eye).
Damage to other parts of your eye.
Pain that does not get better with over-the-counter medicine.
Vision loss.
The IOL implant may become dislocated, moving out of position.