Cataract is common eye defect affecting majority of population and yes, it can lead to blindness if timely treatment is not done. Most of the affected people are above 40 years of age and rarely it is seen in young people. However due to some eye injury or congenital issues, it can affect people with younger age group as well. But good news is that cataract is treatable.<\/p>\n
Our eye works like a camera and an image is formed, when light passes through the lens and is focused on the retina, which acts like a screen and the nerve present in the retina passes the information to the brain and is perceived as an object seen through our eyes. Now consider a scenario, in which the lens is foggy and you are unable to take the picture clearly, and that is what happens in a patient with a cataract<\/strong><\/a>. With age, cataract affects one or both eyes at different time interval.<\/p>\n Clumping of proteins present in the lens forms a dot like structure in its central back portion. This causes obstruction of the image and leads to various eye symptoms like:<\/p>\n At young age, it is difficult to notice cataract effects, but by 60 to 70 years of age, cataract changes are visible enough but are still ignored by some people. If cataract is left untreated for a long period, it causes irreversible damage to eyesight.<\/p>\n \n
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