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CATARACT-WHAT COULD LEAD TO CATARACT

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CATARACT-WHAT COULD LEAD TO CATARACT

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  1. CATARACT-WHAT COULD LEAD TO CATARACT Eyes aid tovisualize the world around us. Vision is the most dynamic special perception to sense,understand, appreciate and comprehendthe surroundings. Age causes retrogressive changes in different organs of the body. When progressive degenerative changes occur within the lens of an eye after 45 to 50years of age, it is termed as cataract.

  2. . Cataract is the opacity of the lens and damage to tissues surrounding itfrom old age or injury. The lens appear hazzy, cloudy that cause decrease in acuity of vision. A normal eye has lens positioned behind iris membrane or muscle that focuses the light entering the eye to give sharp, clear vision of an object on the retina. When cataract develops in old age the protein deposits on lens and it’s tissue forming cloudy opacities which cause visual disturbance.

  3. WHAT COULD LEAD TO CATARACT—Cataract is caused from—a. excess of oxygen molecules that are arechemically altered due to routine activities.b. Smoking c. Ultraviolet radiationd. Long term use of steroids and chronic medication. e. Metabolic syndrome like Diabetes Mellitus. f. Injury to eyes.g. Exposure to radiation during a therapy. h. Pollution.

  4. Blurred vision, double vision, sensitivity to light or glare, difficult vision at night are symptoms when cataract develops in old age. Once you notice decrease, stressful eye sight as age advances, an eye check up is an emergency to diagnose the pathology. If detailed examination done by the opthalmogist detects a damaged lens, then a cataract surgery is planned by the doctor.

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