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What is a cataract?

A cataract is a gradual clouding of the eye's natural lens. Usually most adults over the age of 60 have symptoms of cataracts. A Cataract can be the reason sharp images become blurry or vision at night becomes more difficult.

What are the symptoms of a cataract?

Because the cloudy lens allows less light to reach the retina, distance and/or reading vision is often fuzzy and indistinct through the affected eye.

Other key symptoms of cataracts:

• Difficulty reading small print such as the newspaper
  
• Difficulty driving, especially at night
  
• Annoying glare from sunlight and or car headlights
  
• Cloudy or hazy vision
  
• Diminished color perception
  

How are cataracts diagnosed?

• Medical History - Current medications, any allergies, prior eye disease, and previous surgeries.
  
  
• Eye Exam - Refraction to test prescription, examining the back structures of the eye, including retina and optic nerve, eye pressure is also checked to check for glaucoma.
  

If you suspect that you may have cataracts and are in need of a doctor to check you out, visit Eye Surgery USA to find your Eye Surgeon near you!

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