Treatment for Cataracts
by Rick Alan
The treatment and management of cataracts may involve lifestyle changes, medication and surgery. Lifestyle changes and medication can sometimes control the symptoms of cataracts but surgery is required to cure cataracts.
Treatment involves the following:
SOURCES:
American Academy of Ophthalmology
The Merck Manual of Medical Information,
17th edition. Simon and Schuster, Inc.;2000.
National Eye Institute
Last reviewed October 2004 by Kimberly Rask, MD, PhD
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