Today, from our blog, let’s talk about what symptoms and  how to treat cataracts. The cataract occurs when there is an opaque buildup of damaged proteins in the lens, causing vision is clouded. This prevents light clearly pass through the lens, causing vision loss. The new lens cells are formed on the outside thereof and older are compacted in the center of the lens, resulting in such eye conditions.

Symptoms of cataracts

The symptoms of cataracts are mild to block light that significantly and may include the following effects…

– Cloudy and blurred vision  in the form of fog.

– Double vision  as if it were an overlay image.

– Another symptom of cataracts is that there are changes in the way that color is perceived as colorless crystal acts as a filter.

– Changes sudden changes in prescribing glasses.

– Problems driving at night, especially in the reflection lights that produce cars coming.

– Another symptom of cataracts is having problems with the brightness during the day.

– There is a progressive myopia in older people, known as second sight because you may not need glasses to read .

Treatment for cataracts

With regard to treatment for cataracts , we include the following:

When there cataracts, vision can be corrected to an acceptable level with a change in prescription lenses, including bifocals, eliminating the need for surgery at that time.

If the loss of vision can not be corrected with new glasses and cataracts interfere with daily life of the patient, it is possible to treat cataract  surgery, which involves removing the cloudy lens and replace it with an artificial one.

The treatment of cataract surgery is generally performed on an outpatient basis and is very successful in restoring vision,  being one of the most common surgeries.

It is not known exactly the cause exact of the falls and there is no proven method to prevent them, but because the cataracts and other diseases such as glaucoma are common in older adults is important eyes checked regularly. This is very important in people who have risk factors or a family history of eye problems. Therefore, adults must go to the ophthalmologist at least every two years and annually after 50 years.

People with a history of eye problems or other medical conditions that increase the risk of eye diseases, such as diabetes, may need eye exams more frequently sight. It is therefore very important to know if there is any risk factors, signs of cataracts or other conditions that can affect vision.