Easy on cataract surgery, prone to side effects

-Significant likelihood of visual impairment if having underlying diseases-

Cataract is a common ophthalmologic disease among the elderly, and consumers often take cataract surgeries as a minor procedure, hence easy on decisions to undergo a cataract surgery*. However, consumers should take notice of continued reports on post-cataract surgery side effects.

* Cataract surgeries performed by year: 518,663 (2016) → 549,471 (2017) → 592,191 (2018) (National Health Insurance Corporation, 2018 Main Surgery Statistical Yearbook.)