Cataracts for All if You Live Long Enough ?

Well naturally being a photographer, my eyesight is definitely important to me and I would do everything possible to keep my eyesight. But I sometimes really wonder...Talk about negative suggestions...I say this as I have a neighbor next door who well, is rather a nutcase..LOL...She did study a bit of medicine for awhile..her original intention was to be a physician's aid or something like that...she is also a psuedo nutcase health nut, yet it doesn't seem to do her any good as you never saw a more unhealthy person in your life...LOL...Anyway, at one time, she used to rattle on, of how at this age you get this health problem, at that age you get that...and on and on--now I'm not saying we shouldn't be aware of various health problems as we age, but isn't this some kind of negative mind programing??...to me it is...Like the law of attraction..what you think about you get..so if you firmly believe you're to get a specific health problem at a specific age,then gee, we wonder why we do...What is your thought???

My uncle was 79 and had a cataract in the right eye last year.When he discovered the cataract,he decided on the surgery.Now his sight is very good.Dont worried about it!

I would like to tell you that this is not a thing to worry because medical field is so advanced that the cataract can be treated by laser without any problem. Living longer is a blessing i think if we are perfectly healthy. There are lot of other health concerns when one is aging, so do not worry about this small thing. Enjoy your life and be happy.

Nah no surgery for me. I refused it in my knee, and I will if I get cataracts. I probably wouldnt even mind all too much if I had catarcts tbh, because its a part of how life is, and I always embrace that. I know its a bad condition, but I myself learned how to live with a bum knee that prevents me from running... even though Im a sports fanatic. I accept and deal with it, but I dont get any kind of enhancement surgery if I can live without it.

There's really nothing you can do to prevent cataracts, they are a natural part of aging. Yes, I will have the surgery when I get cataracts. I know one 77 year old and one 85 year old who had the surgery recently and they are both thrilled with the results - they can see better than they ever did before!

My grandma had cataract and had a surgery. The surgery went fine. Yeah, I know what you mean about losing eyesight. THANKS for bringing this subject up. Today I'm cherishing my eyesight and feeling grateful. ;-D

Surgery, my mom had it, my client had it, I'll have it! I've got "pre-cataracts" so I know I'll be having the surgery.

Hi thefortunes, I have had cataract surgery on both of my eyes. It is really a simple procedure, and I can see fine now. I was never totally blind, as I decided on the surgery as soon as the cataract was discovered. It isn't anything to worry about. Blessings.