Are you one of the millions about to have cataract surgery? Here’s what ophthalmologists say you need to know

By Allan Steigleman, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Florida
Elizabeth M. Hofmeister, Associate Professor of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Cataract surgery is one of the most popular and commonly performed procedures in the world. The vast majority of patients have excellent outcomes with few complications.

Here are the numbers:

By age 80, over half of all Americans have cataracts.
Close to 4 million cataract surgeries are performed in the U.S. every year.
Over 90% of patients…

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