About the author:

Dr. David Williams is a Professor Emeritus of the School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, where he taught in the areas of general and ocular disease and authored 158 publications. These books are based on 50 years of clinical experience related to the eye and eye problems.

So you're told you have cataract.

Here's where you can find out what's going on, including what you may NOT need to worry about.

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Most folks who have haze at the front of the lens will have good vision for a long while--in fact, many never reach the point where surgery is needed.

The second kind of cataract, involving the center of the lens (the nucleus) may require surgery within 12 months.


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