| When your vision becomes cloudy, usually because of | | | | is small, but when it grows and spreads, the sight is |
| age, it may be caused by cataracts. The main effect | | | | deteriorated. Temporarily, glasses and improvement in |
| of cataracts is blurred vision. So what is cataract and | | | | the lighting can help to cope until the surgery is an |
| how it developed? The word cataract derives from | | | | absolute necessity. |
| the Latin word that means cascading waterfall. It is | | | | Second, with the aging of the lens, it gradually loses its |
| metaphorically imported into the modern English for the | | | | clarity and may develop a shade of yellow or brown. |
| blurring of the eyes. | | | | As for the protein-induced cataracts, you may you not |
| So what is a cataract? | | | | be able to tell the difference at first. But with the |
| A cataract is a clouding over the lens of the eye, | | | | passage of time and increased browning, reading and |
| mainly because of age, except for a small percentage | | | | routine activities become difficult. |
| of other secondary reasons such as diabetes, | | | | How do I know if I have cataracts? |
| exposure to ultraviolet light and so on U.S. The National | | | | Cataracts do not show signs until they are some what |
| Institute of Health and National Eye Institute have | | | | developed. However, these are the symptoms. |
| estimated that more than half of Americans over 80 | | | | 1. Faded colors and blurred vision. |
| will develop cataracts or have already developed | | | | 2. Poor night vision, but the headlights and sunlight may |
| them. | | | | appear too light with a halo around the source. |
| If you do not know already, cataracts do not spread | | | | 3. Temporary double or multiple visions that are |
| from eye to eye, but it can happen in one or both | | | | allowed, such as cataract develops further. |
| eyes. | | | | 4. Frequent need to change contact lenses or glasses. |
| What are the causes of developing cataracts? | | | | Who is at risk? Should we worry? |
| More age-related cataracts develop either of the two | | | | Those who consume large amounts of alcohol or |
| ways mentioned here. | | | | those who are exposed to UV radiation over a long |
| First, Clumping of the protein is one of the main | | | | period are at risk of developing cataracts. Even |
| reasons for clouding of the eye lens. This happens | | | | diabetics face the same risks. If you feel that you |
| when the proteins of the eye begins to denature as a | | | | have any of the symptoms mentioned above, visit |
| result of aging. The person can't tell when the cataract | | | | your ophthalmologist for screening. |