Cataracts

Medications

A small number of adults and children with cataracts may benefit for a short time from eyedrops that widen (dilate) the pupil. These eyedrops increase the amount of light getting into the eye. They may also be used in children under age 2 who have cataracts, to prevent loss of vision until surgery can be done.

Medication Choices

Mydriatic eyedrops

What To Think About

There is currently no medicine that will cure cataracts.

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Author:	Alison Allen Jeannette Curtis	Last Updated: November 20, 2007
Medical Review:	Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine Christopher J. Rudnisky, MD, FRCSC - Ophthalmology
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