There are two clinical treatments for cataracts in the elderly, one is medication and the other is surgery. There are many types of clinical anti-cataract medications, such as the common adjuvant nutritional class, antioxidant damage class Saphragma, and cataract stop. Although there are many types, the efficacy is not clear. Therefore, the only effective way to treat cataracts that has been confirmed is surgery. After decades of development, cataract surgery has gone through several stages: 1. The first stage is called cataract pinning, which was used by Chairman Mao for cataract surgery at that time; 2. assisted, cataract ultrasonic emulsion aspiration. Through these five stages of development, cataract surgery technology and surgical equipment have made a qualitative leap. Surgical anesthesia has evolved from local infiltration anesthesia to the current surface anesthesia. The surgical incision is getting smaller and smaller, the operation time is getting shorter and shorter, and the postoperative visual quality is getting better and better. Therefore, if you are an elderly cataract patient, don’t worry, just be assured that you can be relieved of your troubles by undergoing surgical treatment.