True or False: a cataract must be “ripe” before it is removed?

This week on LIVING LOCAL^® TV we asked…

A cataract must be “ripe” before it is removed
a. True
b. False

With older surgical techniques, it was thought to be safer to remove a cataract when it was “ripe.” With today’s modern surgical procedures, a cataract can be removed whenever it begins to interfere with a person’s lifestyle. If you are unable to see well enough to do the things you like or need to do, you should consider cataract surgery. Surgery is the only way to remove a cataract.

Therefore, B is the correct answer!