Download our Understanding Cataracts booklet
A diagram of an eye, showing the different parts of the eyeball
Our cataracts booklet has been designed to help you, and your loved ones, understand a little bit more about your eye condition.
It covers information including:
- What are cataracts
- How your eye works
- Why cataracts develop
- What happens during cataract surgery
- Recovering from cataract surgery.
Download your copy in PDF, Word or audio formats below.
Information you can trust: this booklet is accredited by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, who are leading experts in eye health.
For more information about posterior capsule opacification (PCO), a common complication that can occur after cataract surgery, read our guide.
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