Cataract

Cataract is a disease linked to age. It affects the human lens. The natural human lens of the eye gets cloudy and opaque leading to change in the transparency of the lens affecting your vision. Visual acuity and quality worsens gradually, and may even reach the point of total blindness in the affected eye.

Symptoms

• Cloudy or blurred vision
• Colors appear faded or dim
• Sensitivity to bright lights or glare
• Difficulty driving or using a computer
• Poor night vision
• Double vision or multiple images in one eye

Treatment

This surgery is advised for anyone whose loss of visual quality precludes performance of their daily activities.

Cataract is treated by a surgical procedure involving the replacement of the cloudy natural lens with an artificial intraocular lens (IOL)