Vision changes with cataract include:
The most common cause of cataracts is Aging. The causes of cataracts can be classified as congenital or acquired.
Age-related cataract (most common) Cataract in systemic diseases (Diabetes mellitus, Myotonic dystrophy, Neurofibromatosis type 2, etc.).
Secondary cataract (the result of other primary ocular diseases such as uveitis, an acute attack of angle-closure glaucoma).
Traumatic cataract (the most common cause of unilateral cataract in young individuals). Others: past eye surgery, long-term use of steroid medications, etc.
When we are born with a cataract, it is called a congenital cataract. This type occurs in about 3 in 10 000 live births. Two-third is bilateral and a cause can be identified in about half of these.
The most common cause of cataracts is aging.
There are 3 main types of age-related cataract:
Factors that increase the risk of cataract include:
The ophthalmologist (eye doctor) is the one who can determine whether you have a cataract.
Moreover, the ophthalmologist can also confirm the degree and types of your cataract by doing several tests:
Nowadays, there are no medications that can cure cataracts. The only way to remove cataract is Cataract surgery. Not all cataract patients need cataract surgery when the sympoms are not too bad. Surgery is indicated when glasses can not help the patients vision or cataract keep you from doing your daily activities. Anyways, Cataract surgery is still a safe and effective treatment in modern technology.