“Are cataracts curable?”
I am a 43 year old female who has cataracts on both of my eyes. Are cataracts curable?
8 Answers
Surgery is the only way to remove cataracts.
If your cataracts are affecting your quality of life, then surgery is indicated. This is therefore considered elective surgery.
Yes they are curable by surgery. Once they are removed, they will not come back.
Cataracts,when visually significant can be removed and replaced with a new lens inside the eye by surgery. It is one of the most common procedures performed in the US and also one of the safest.
Cataracts are treated by surgically removing the cloudy lens (the cataract) from the eye and replacing it with a plastic lens. Most patients do very well with this and end up with excellent vision.
Yes! If you are affected by halos and circles around car headlights. If you are bothered by glare in bright sunlight and your best corrected vision is less than 20/40 in each eye, then yes, you can go for cataract surgery.
Only by having them surgically removed.
No. When severe, surgery is required
