Cataracts Surgery- Annabelle Tams: St Bede's

Cataracts are the clouding of the lense in the eye, resulting from a change in the way cells are arranged, and their water content. Cataracts are treated by a surgery, in which the lense is broken up and removed, and replaced with an artificial lense made of plastic or silicone. This lense does not need to be replaced- meaning the patient only needs one operation per eye. I spoke to Anne, who had recently undergone the surgery, to find out more about it.