My doc says I have a cataract, but he wants to wait some time before removing it. Why can’t we just take them out now?

Mild cataracts often cause little or no vision problems. Your eye doctor is probably monitoring your cataract to see if it worsens and more significantly affects your vision or lifestyle before recommending surgery.

Some cataracts never reach the stage where they need to be removed. But if your cataract worsens and you begin to have trouble seeing clearly during everyday tasks, it’s probably time to get cataracts removed.