Myth: Doctors can only remove cataracts after they ripen. Fact: Cataracts, unlike fruit, do not "ripen." It is up to you, and your doctor, to decide when to remove a cataract. Most people have them removed when the decrease in vision starts bothering them.

Myth: Doctors can only remove cataracts after they ripen.
Fact: Cataracts, unlike fruit, do not "ripen." It is up to you, and your doctor, to decide when to remove a cataract. Most people have them removed when the decrease in vision starts bothering them.