Home > Eye care > The Truth About Cataracts Get the Flash Player to see this player. Rate: (Click the stars to rate) Published on Oct 07, 2013 by MultiVu, Views: 2974 More than 20 million Americans are currently affected by cataracts, and a new survey from AARP Media Sales and Alcon, the global leader in eye care, found that there are many questions and misperceptions among baby boomers about the condition, their options and how to treat it.