In recent days, in our cataract clinic, patients often ask, “Is cataract medication effective?” Here I will introduce the situation of cataract medication. At present, there is no specific drug for cataract, but for early stage patients, drugs can be used to slow down the development process. In some patients with early cataracts, the progression of the disease may be slowed down with medication. However, this is not necessarily the result of medication, because the early progression of cataracts to maturity is a long process. Many elderly people have long been superstitious about medication and do not seek medical attention in time even when their vision declines, sometimes even delaying the best time to treat their eye disease. Even if the cataract is too advanced, even if it is treated surgically, it may not be able to restore the best quality of vision and may even cause glaucoma and eventually blindness. Therefore, one should not be overly superstitious and dependent on the effect of drugs on cataracts. Once the vision loss is serious, one should seek medical consultation and choose surgical treatment at an earlier stage.