“When should you see a doctor for cataracts?”
I am a 61 year old male. I have cataracts. When should you see a doctor for cataracts?
6 Answers
You should visit your ophthalmologist for cataracts when your vision is not being corrected with glasses. The doctor will help identify if your blurred vision is due to cataracts and will schedule an evaluation with a cataract surgeon, if needed.
Hello,
Cataracts are a very common condition. Virtually everyone over the age of 60 has some degree of cataracts. They get a little worse every year until, eventually, they start to affect your vision sufficiently to warrant surgery to remove them. That will be decided in consultation with your doctor as to when the right time is for you. In general, I would just go for your eye exams annually, or as directed by your doctor. Then, as your cataracts worsen, they may want to see you a little more frequently until you’re ready for surgery.
Hope this helps. Stay safe and take care,
J. Eric Downing, MD
Cataracts are a very common condition. Virtually everyone over the age of 60 has some degree of cataracts. They get a little worse every year until, eventually, they start to affect your vision sufficiently to warrant surgery to remove them. That will be decided in consultation with your doctor as to when the right time is for you. In general, I would just go for your eye exams annually, or as directed by your doctor. Then, as your cataracts worsen, they may want to see you a little more frequently until you’re ready for surgery.
Hope this helps. Stay safe and take care,
J. Eric Downing, MD
Anyone over 40 should have a yearly eye exam...not only to check for cataracts, but for glaucoma and other silent eye disease.
When prescription glasses can no longer adequately correct your vision.
Alan J. Franklin, MD, PhD
Alan J. Franklin, MD, PhD
Once you have diagnosis of cataract, you should get routine yearly checkups. You should go sooner if symptoms bother you. Symptoms include glare and halos with night driving, blurry distance, and near vision that can’t be corrected with glasses.
As soon as you see blurred vision that is not correctable with spectacles.
