Can cataracts really be treated with just eye drops?

Experts at UCSF are researching eye drops that may dissolve cataracts so that patients don’t have to go for surgery. Photo: TNS

Cataracts are very common. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 20.5 million people in the US age 40 and over have them.

Cataracts slowly cloud your vision, and people struggling with them say it’s like trying to look through a frosted window.