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There's no single banned food after cataract surgery, but limiting sugar, unhealthy fats, salt, and alcohol while eating nutrient-rich foods supports faster healing. Here's what to eat and avoid.

To be straight, there really aren’t any downsides to having a cataract operation. Indeed, the only alternative is to continue with deteriorating eyesight because, if left unattended, the cataract will eventually cause virtual or complete blindness.

Full recovery from cataract surgery can take up to eight weeks. However, this certainly doesn’t mean that you’ll need to refrain from many of your favorite activities or be housebound during that time.

Most cataract surgery is done with numbing eye drops plus light (twilight) sedation, not general anesthesia. Here's what each option involves and when general anesthesia is needed.

Most cataract surgeries proceed smoothly with little complication. However, there’s always the small risk of an issue—either during the surgery itself or afterward.

Most Americans aged 65 or over are covered by Medicare—a federal health insurance program. It also covers younger people with certain health conditions.