Why?

We have read that there were many ways to reverse cataract and restore vision without resorting to surgery.  Firstly, the light therapy used to cure thousands of patients by Dr. William Luftig from 1930-1965 using large optical reflectors made of crystal glass, or the light therapy used by Dr. Robert Brooks-Simpkins, using his "Fixoscope" in the 1970's, and secondly, the long list of eyedrops which were developed since the 1960's up to the present day, some of which had successful clinical trials (C-KAD completed Phase II clinical trials in 2009). In addition, thirdly, countless cataracts were cleared without surgery by Dr. Stanley Evans, a nutritional optometrist who practised for many decades. Most patients would have preferred any of these options to surgery.

But we still haven't answered the question of "Why" the eye profession did not implement any of them in clinical practice, instead choosing to ignore all of them and offer invasive surgery as the sole and only option to treat cataract.   I invite all Curezone readers to post their reasons as to "Why", despite the reality of proven nonsurgical options - two of which had already been practised for decades in the past - this situation has existed for almost 100 years, and continues to exist today.