I am due to go for an operation on a cataract behind my eye and wondered if anyone else had any experience of this? I was born with cataracts behind (not in front) both eyes, but only one eye is affected with restricted vision in it. The other eye has always been excellent. My 'good' eye is now being affected by the cataract behind it so I have got to have it removed. As I have very little vision in my other eye I am extremely worried because if anything goes wrong with the op I'll end up virtually blind. I know I have to have the op at some time, but to be honest I'm so scared I keep putting it off! People keep telling me it's nothing to worry about and it's done all the time, but it's not their eysight that could be affected. I have an absolute dread of not being able to see properly - never to read a book, drive, watch the TV - makes me go cold just to think about it. Am I being stupid to be so scared?