Can eye drops cure cataracts? Many elderly people have been fooled by this "trap"

Aunt Jiang (pseudonym), 50 years old this year, was diagnosed with senile cataracts a year ago, but she didn't care because it didn't affect her life at the time. It wasn't until this year when her eyesight gradually deteriorated that she realized it might be due to the worsening of cataract symptoms. By chance, she saw an advertisement on TV that "eye drops can cure cataracts", so she quickly bought a few boxes. Unexpectedly, after using it for half a year, there was still no effect.

"I have been using it for more than half a year, but I didn't expect my vision to gradually deteriorate, especially at night. I even fell down when I got up last time!" Aunt Jiang's daughter took her to the Cataract and Presbyopia Department of Wuhan University Aier Eye Hospital for a preoperative examination. After listening to Aunt Jiang's words, the doctor said seriously that there is currently no eye drops that can cure cataracts, and surgery is the only effective medical method for treating cataracts.

Aunt Jiang said: "It's true that you shouldn't trust what is said in advertisements. Not only do those eye drops fail to cure the disease, they are also a waste of money." Dr. Zhou Li, associate chief physician, and deputy director of the Cataract and Presbyopia Department of the Aier Eye Hospital affiliated to Wuhan University , reminded: As the degree of lens opacity of cataract patients continues to deepen, vision will gradually decline, and in severe cases it may lead to blindness. Therefore, you cannot be careless. Cataract patients must go to the hospital in time and treat cataracts through scientific medical means.

Causes of cataracts:

Cataract is the state of the lens of the human eye that has a decrease in transparency or an increase in density. The main causes are natural aging of the organism; complications of diabetes; congenital diseases; history of trauma; long-term medication; and radioactive substances.

Misconceptions about cataract treatment:

Current medical evidence shows that there is no effective eye drops that can cure cataracts. However, some commercials easily take advantage of the discomfort of cataract patients to promote eye drops, making patients mistakenly believe that cataracts can be cured by taking the drugs and that they do not need to go to the hospital for surgery, thus missing the right time to treat cataracts.

Therefore, families with cataract patients must be wary of false advertisements and never abuse eye drops!

Wang Yong, PhD, chief physician, associate professor, master's tutor, deputy director of the Youth Committee of the Ophthalmology Branch Committee of the Chinese Geriatrics Society, and deputy director of the Aier Eye Hospital affiliated to Wuhan University, said: Cataract patients must remember not to use eye drops at will, and must go to a regular ophthalmology hospital for professional examinations in time, so that cataracts can be treated faster and more effectively, so as to avoid delaying the treatment of cataracts due to abuse of eye drops, causing irreparable damage to eye health. Patients and their families must believe in medicine, do not blindly use drugs, and remember that surgery is the only effective medical method for treating cataracts!