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Show UNFOUNDED (ffff) (fears The fear of cataract blindness blind-ness can be a greater threat to sight than cataracts themselves. them-selves. Over three and a half million elderly Americans are needlessly restricted by cataract. Some believe it's the price of aging, but cataract surgery sur-gery is considered one of the safest operations a patient pa-tient can undergo. More than 95 percent of those who have this surgery have . useful vision restored. Regular checkups are the best way to prevent cataracts cata-racts from developing to the danger point. Symptoms to watch for are blurred or double vision, spots or ghost images, a milky or yellowish spot in the normally black pupil. |