What are the risks with cataract surgery?
As with any surgical procedure, cataract surgery involves risks, including, but not limited to, infection, swelling of the retina (cystoid macular edema), retinal detachment, injury to the cornea, and even blindness. Dr. Bishop goes to extraordinary lengths to minimize these risks, but this is why he does not operate on everyone with cataracts. The decision to have cataract surgery is always an individual one, and in each case, he weighs the risk/benefit ratio to determine if cataract surgery is appropriate for you. Despite these rare complications, cataract surgery is one of the most successful of all surgeries.
