Cataract Conundrum

Cataract Conundrum – to have surgery sooner or wait for the cataract to “ripen”

Gone are the days when patients wait for Cataract to adversely affect vision before treatment and waiting for a cataract to “ripen” is no longer common practice.

Research has shown that the risk of falls increase with the presence of cataract and with more people leading active lifestyles for longer and the dawn of Cataract micro surgery with reduced complication risk, the cataract conundrum is no more. Most patients no longer wait for a cataract to debilitate them, instead opting for treatment sooner rather than later, to improve vision and lifestyle.