Cataract surgery is one of the safest operations, and most people heal quickly with clearer vision. The risk of infection (endophthalmitis) is about one in one thousand, and the risk of a complication that requires a second procedure is about one in one hundred; I work carefully to minimise and manage these risks.

For the technically minded: Principal risks include endophthalmitis, posterior capsular rupture, cystoid macular oedema and corneal decompensation. Prophylactic intracameral antibiotics, meticulous asepsis and careful wound construction significantly reduce infective and wound‑related risk.

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