It depends on the doctor. I had Dr Cooper who was great but is no longer there. Then I had Dr Sidiqui. He did my cataract surgery. He didn't warn me that I would no longer be able to see up close. Even with glasses, I can't see what I did before. And he diagnosed me with AMD age-related Macular Degeneration and said I'd be blind in both eyes within 10 years, but I'd be dead by then anyway so don't worry. Well, I was 65. My folks usually live to be 98 on average. Some 105! So no I won't be dead by then. I got a second opinion from a retina specialist who said that I only had one spot with AMD, and it was unlikely to cause blindness, but that i should be checked annually just in case. If it did spread, there are shots that can be given in the eyes to slow it down. And it does NOT always move to the other eye as Dr Sudiqui had told me. Dr Sudiqui also wanted me to have another surgery to correct the glare I was experiencing. But I only get glare when I'm wearing glasses, so how is surgery going to fix that? The specialist said no I don't need that surgery and it wouldn't help that problem. I need glasses that don't reflect as much light into my eyes. read more