[Changes in management of cataract during the recent 20 years]

ABSTRACT

Cataract is a major cause of blindness worldwide. Although preventive measures have been inadequate, its management and treatment have undergone great refinements over the past few decades so that 20120 distance and near vision on the first postoperative day is not surprising nowadays. Cataract surgery is greatly dependent on instruments and technique. What we consider as modern and updated today may seem primitive and obsolete in the future. The present article reviews changes in cataract surgery over the past 20 years. We should bear in mind that technological advances should be proven of their superiority and practical efficacy prior to becoming popularized