I encourage everyone to get an annual eye exam once they become 50. If you have never had glasses or contact lenses before that doesn’t mean you don’t need to have your eyes examined. I wore glasses most of my life. At my exams my optometrist starting mentioning I had cataracts, but I had time. Eventually, I was caught off guard when I was told I needed cataract surgery. Without the surgery, I would soon no longer able be to legally drive.
When your eyesight has deteriorated to the point you need to have cataract surgery there will be choices to be made. Most people will have their surgeries one or two weeks apart. This allows time for your first eye to heal before your second surgery. However, some people have only one eye affected.
Three million Americans a year have cataract surgery, so it is not unusual to need this surgery. Cataract surgeries are something that happens as we grow older. Of those 80 or older, the likelihood of having had cataract surgery is 90%.
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