By the age of 80, more than half of Americans have cataracts or have had cataract surgery.1 A cataract is a clouding of the lens in your eye that affects your vision, and although they can often be treated with surgery, cataracts remain the No. 1 cause of blindness worldwide.2
It’s quite telling that, according to the National Eye Institute (NEI), cataract removal is one of the most common operations performed in the U.S.
Your risk increases with age, and cataracts are often said to be a result of age, but just because they’re common does not mean they’re an inevitable part of getting older.
