{"id":117,"date":"2020-06-02T19:24:02","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T19:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eyeclinic.professional.com.ng\/?p=117"},"modified":"2020-08-30T11:57:41","modified_gmt":"2020-08-30T11:57:41","slug":"117","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eyeupdate.com.ng\/index.php\/2020\/06\/02\/117\/","title":{"rendered":"Cataracts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"title\">\n<h1>What Are Cataracts?<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-detail-language-switcher\">\n<div id=\"ctl00_ctl00_ctl00_PreContentAreaPlaceHolder_PreContentAreaPlaceHolder_WebPartManager1_wp1566795823_ctl01_ctl00_divAlternateLanguage\">\n<div id=\"ctl00_ctl00_ctl00_PreContentAreaPlaceHolder_PreContentAreaPlaceHolder_WebPartManager1_wp1566795823_ctl01_ctl00_userDiv\">\n<div>Leer en Espa\u00f1ol:<\/div>\n<div><a id=\"ctl00_ctl00_ctl00_PreContentAreaPlaceHolder_PreContentAreaPlaceHolder_WebPartManager1_wp1566795823_ctl01_ctl00_hlAlternateLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aao.org\/salud-ocular\/enfermedades\/que-son-las-cataratas\">\u00bfQu\u00e9 son las cataratas?<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"ctl00_ctl00_ctl00_PreContentAreaPlaceHolder_PreContentAreaPlaceHolder_WebPartManager1_wp1566795823_ctl01_ctl00_spanAuthor\" class=\"Author\">Written By:\u00a0<a class=\"author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aao.org\/biography\/eac93724-3619-4834-8f38-50520c476300\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kierstan Boyd<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"ctl00_ctl00_ctl00_PreContentAreaPlaceHolder_PreContentAreaPlaceHolder_WebPartManager1_wp1566795823_ctl01_ctl00_spanReviewer\" class=\"Reviewer\">Reviewed By:\u00a0<a class=\"reviewer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aao.org\/biography\/bda76070-7c56-4d9d-920a-b774b0762093\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kendra Denise DeAngelis<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"ctl00_ctl00_ctl00_PreContentAreaPlaceHolder_PreContentAreaPlaceHolder_WebPartManager1_wp1566795823_ctl01_ctl00_spanEditor\" class=\"Editor\">Edited By:\u00a0<a class=\"Editor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aao.org\/biography\/272fced2-36d7-470a-b14a-0dcb2cee253b\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David Turbert<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date\">Oct. 01, 2019<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body-content\">\n<p>Inside our eyes, we have a natural\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aao.org\/eye-health\/anatomy\/lens-9\">lens<\/a>. The lens bends (refracts) light rays that come into the eye to help us see. The lens should be clear, like the top lens in the illustration.<\/p>\n<h2>Vision Problems with Cataracts<\/h2>\n<p>If you have a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aao.org\/eye-health\/tips-prevention\/8-things-you-might-not-know-about-cataracts\">cataract<\/a>, your lens has become cloudy, like the bottom lens in the illustration. It is like looking through a foggy or dusty car windshield. Things look blurry, hazy or less colorful with a cataract.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-caption\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" title=\"Cloudy lens of a cataract compared to a natural clear lens\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aao.org\/image.axd?id=61a854aa-ba51-41ba-9ba0-d4a74c3bfb06&amp;t=636407391322630000\" alt=\"The definition of a cataract is a cloudy lens in the eye, whatever the cause may be. Here the cataract lens is compared to a natural clear lens.\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\"><em>The top lens is a clear, natural lens. The bottom lens shows clouding by cataract.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"video-responsive\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_gvdXfwYfhk?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2>What Are the Symptoms of Cataracts?<\/h2>\n<p>Here are some vision changes you may notice if you have a cataract:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Having\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aao.org\/eye-health\/symptoms\/blurriness-2\">blurry vision<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aao.org\/eye-health\/symptoms\/double-vision-2\">Seeing double<\/a>\u00a0(when you see two images instead of one)<\/li>\n<li>Being extra\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aao.org\/eye-health\/symptoms\/light-sensitivity\">sensitive to light<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Having\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aao.org\/eye-health\/symptoms\/night-vision-problem\">trouble seeing well at night<\/a>, or needing more light when you read<\/li>\n<li>Seeing bright colors as faded or yellow instead<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"row featurettes\">\n<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"image-caption\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Dull or yellowed vision from cataracts.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aao.org\/image.axd?id=17bd6ba4-ac71-4a8d-aac2-ab87961d4e96&amp;t=635859497221500000\" alt=\"Dull or yellowed vision from cataracts.\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\"><em>Dull or yellow vision<br \/>\nfrom cataracts.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"image-caption\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Blurry or dim vision is a symptom of cataracts.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aao.org\/image.axd?id=9eaa69ed-f391-49b7-9676-57fbafba0ee9&amp;t=635859497139770000\" alt=\"Blurry or dim vision from cataracts.\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\"><em>Blurry or dim vision is a symptom of cataracts.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"image-caption\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Distortion or doubled images from cataracts.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aao.org\/image.axd?id=00c2ba73-474b-428f-ab0f-7c8cbf39f2c1&amp;t=635859497168300000\" alt=\"Distortion or doubled images from cataracts.\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\"><em>Distortion or ghost images from cataracts.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>See a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aao.org\/eye-health\/diseases\/cataracts-vision-simulator\">simulation of what vision with cataract looks like<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>What Causes Cataracts?<\/h2>\n<p>Aging is the most common cause. This is due to normal eye changes that happen starting around age 40. That is when normal proteins in the lens start to break down. This is what causes the lens to get cloudy. People over age 60 usually start to have some clouding of their lenses. However, vision problems may not happen until years later.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-responsive\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sYpYk7CAr8M\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Other reasons you may get cataracts include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>having parents, brothers, sisters, or other family members who have cataracts<\/li>\n<li>having certain medical problems, such as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aao.org\/eye-health\/tips-prevention\/diabetes\">diabetes<\/a><\/li>\n<li>having had an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aao.org\/eye-health\/diseases\/preventing-injuries\">eye injury<\/a>, eye surgery, or radiation treatments on your upper body<\/li>\n<li>having spent a lot of time in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aao.org\/eye-health\/tips-prevention\/sun\">sun<\/a>, especially without\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aao.org\/eye-health\/glasses-contacts\/sunglasses-3\">sunglasses that protect your eyes from damaging ultraviolet (UV) rays<\/a><\/li>\n<li>using certain medications such as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aao.org\/eye-health\/drugs\/steroid-tablets\">corticosteroids<\/a>, which may cause early formation of cataracts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Most age-related cataracts develop gradually. Other cataracts can develop more quickly, such as those in younger people or those in people with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aao.org\/eye-health\/tips-prevention\/diabetes\">diabetes<\/a>. Doctors cannot predict how quickly a person\u2019s cataract will develop.<\/p>\n<h3>You may be able to slow down your development of cataracts.<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aao.org\/eye-health\/tips-prevention\/sun\">Protecting your eyes from sunlight<\/a>\u00a0is the best way to do this. Wear\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aao.org\/eye-health\/glasses-contacts\/sunglasses-3\">sunglasses<\/a>\u00a0that screen out the sun\u2019s ultraviolet (UV) light rays. You may also wear regular\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aao.org\/eye-health\/glasses-contacts\/glasses\">eyeglasses<\/a>\u00a0that have a clear, anti-UV coating. Talk with your eye doctor to learn more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Are Cataracts? 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