title: Cataract in adults: management of functional impairment--a patient's guide. US Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research.
abstract: 1. A regular eye exam is all that is needed to find a cataract. 2. A cataract does not have to be removed right away. 3. Talk with your doctor about how your cataract affects your vision and your life. 4. After talking with your doctor, decide whether surgery is right for you.
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D002386:Cataract / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic