Cataract, a pathology of the ocular lens, is the leading cause of blindness worldwide despite the availability of effective surgery in developed countries.^[1,2] According to the World Health Organization,^[1,2] up to 40 million people are blind worldwide, and of these, 47% of them are blind due to cataract. A total of 82% of the blind are more than 50 years of age. Thus, the number of blind people worldwide, and likely those with cataracts, is expected to increase further as the population ages. Cataract surgery provides quick restoration of vision and is the most frequently performed surgical procedure in the developed world.^[3] However, it is not without its problems and can lead to a number of complications, the most common of which is secondary cataract, also known as posterior capsular opacification (PCO).^[4–7]

Modern cataract surgery, also known as extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE), involves …