Cataract Surgury Improves Life Expectancy

Patients who undergo cataract surgery live longer than those who don’t, according to Australian researchers. Patients who’d had surgery had a 40% lower long-term risk of death. Among the factors deemed “plausible,” the researchers list better physical and emotional well-being, optimism, greater confidence associated with independent living as a result of improved vision and an improved ability to comply with prescription medications