Context: Study conducted in district of North Karnataka where majority of the population are illiterate and have poor access to treatment of cataract. People have different concepts regarding cataract Aims: The present study is an attempt to know the knowledge, attitude and practices regarding cataract surgery Settings and Design: All the camp cases screened during the period Dec-May 2012 from 6 neighboring villages for 6 months were included in the study. The data was collected by interview technique Methods and Material: A Cross-sectional study was carried over a period of 6 months. The results were analysed using proportion and chi-square test. Statistical analysis used: The results were analysed using proportion and chi-square test. Results: In the present study, 81% were illiterates and 50% were unemployed. Majority of them (67%) were females. The knowledge about cataract related to, __ampersandsignlsquo;at what age it occurs__ampersandsignrsquo; and how it occurs was found statistically significant with relation to education. Regarding reasons for not getting surgery done, 64(21.3%) cases cited lack of escort as the reason, 148(49.3%) cases managed with existing eyesight, 49(16.3%) cases cited economic reasons. The socioeconomic status versus preference of surgery with or without lens found to be significant (p__ampersandsignlt;0.001). Conclusions: There are lot of misconceptions regarding cataract and its surgery among the public. We need to explore their myths regarding cataract surgery and bridge the gap between their knowledge and the actual causes and thus prevent cataract blindness.