Explainer: what are cataracts?
- Written by Jason Yosar, Associate Lecturer, School of Medicine, The University of Queensland
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Nearly one-third of Australians aged 55 or over (or around 1.5 million people) have an untreated cataract. In 2013-14, there were 229,693 hospital admissions for cataract surgeries, making cataracts one of the most prevalent conditions...