Eye Surgeon Told: You Need Cataract Surgery To Save Your Career

When consultant ophthalmologist Mr Mfazo Hove suddenly developed blurred, painfully sensitive vision, he recognised the symptoms immediately.

“It was my 40th birthday and I realised something was badly wrong. I was in eye casualty thinking, this can’t be happening, but I knew straight away it was uveitis.”

The condition returned repeatedly over the following years. Later, during an examination by a colleague, he was found to have cataract changes.

He remembers thinking: How can this be happening to me? I’m the surgeon.

He knew that if he didn’t act quickly, he might have to stop operating. As time passed, his sight continued to deteriorate. Precision surgery depends on flawless clarity; even slight visual compromise affects safety.

For the first time in his life, he faced the possibility of losing the career he had built over decades.

“My vision is my tool. If it went, I’d lose everything – my work, my confidence, my identity.”