Cataracts

What happens if I don’t get cataract treatment?

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Vaughan Tanner, a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeons at Sapphire Eye Care, explains why your vision will become worse if you don’t choose to get cataract surgery. He also explains what activities your worsening cataracts may prevent you from doing.

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Vaughan Tanner, a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeons at Sapphire Eye Care, explains why your vision will become worse if you don’t choose to get cataract surgery. He also explains what activities your worsening cataracts may prevent you from doing.

• Transcript

  Cataracts inevitably progress, and at some point, you probably will need to have your cataract removed. Some people are lucky, and progress is only very slow with minimal inconvenience, allowing them to put off surgery for several years. However, in others, cataracts advance fairly quickly, often threatening driving threshold abilities and, of course, other activities such as reading, computer work and distance. Another common symptom of cataracts is glare, often noticed off headlights when driving at night or in a low-lying sun. In summary, the decision to have cataract surgery is very much a personal one when the symptoms that you are noticing justify the risk and inconvenience of any surgical procedure.