Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness

Even though medical research and treatment continues to make significant progress in reducing vision loss from cataract, many people through ignorance, fear or misinformation fail to have surgery that could restore vision. As a result, unoperated cataract remains the leading cause of blindness in the world today.

Cataract surgery is one of the safest and most successful surgical procedures. Vision improves in about 90 percent of all patients, unless there is a pre-existing problem with the cornea, retina or optic nerve.