Autobiographical pictorial study of a cataract in progress

The practitioner is all too familiar with the visual complaints of a patient prior to cataract surgery. Unfortunately, these complaints are heard but may not be seriously evaluated by the surgeon as they relate to the patient's daily functional problems. Too frequently Snellen acuity is used as a measure, which can be extremely misleading. This paper will present a number of the patient's complaints and illustrate them as they are seen by the patient to give the surgeon a greater appreciation and understanding of these problems.