Preventing and managing cataract complications: it takes a village.

Cataract surgery continues to be the most common surgical procedure done in the United States. Cataract surgery in today's sophisticated ophthalmic practices is typically a smooth operation, with rare complications. However, maintaining high-quality cataract surgery requires an orchestrated effort from the nurses and technicians in the offices and operating rooms of their ophthalmic surgeons. Preventing and managing complications is a team effort. Our aim is to discuss the common preoperative, operative, and postoperative complications of cataract surgery, with the hope that you will be better able to help with their prevention and management.