Will my eyes get better?

There are no diets, drugs or eye drops that have been proven to make cataracts go away. The only option is surgical removal of the cells in the capsule.

Cataracts only become cloudier with time. This can happen quickly, within a few months, or so slowly that people are unaware of how much vision they have lost.

Cataracts are a common problem. Three-fourths of 65 to 74 year olds have cataracts in varying stages of cloudiness. Before 1970, cataracts were the leading cause of treatable blindness in the United States. Cataracts still cause blindness in nearly 20 million people worldwide.