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Cataract SurgeryBy Vance Thompson, MDFacebook Google Plus Twitter Pinterest Like This Page? Please Share! On This PageOn this page: Cataract surgery video More Cataract Articles Sometime after age 50, most of us are likely to hear our eye doctor say, "You have cataracts."A cataract is a clouding of the lens inside the eye, causing vision loss that cannot be corrected with glasses, contact lenses or corneal refractive surgery like LASIK.As frightening as cataracts might sound, modern cataract surgery usually can restore vision lost to cataracts and often can reduce your dependence on eyeglasses as well. Cataract Prevalence After Age 50 (U.S.) Americans who had cataracts in 2010 Most cataracts are associated with the aging process and are common among older Americans. In fact, according to the National Eye Institute (NEI), 68.3 percent of Americans 80 and older had cataracts in 2010.