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UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CATARACTS Mostpeoplethinkthatcataractsurgeryisavery genericsurgery, butinactualthelevelofcriticality, post-surgerycare, andtherecoverytimedependson thetypeofcataractsurgery. It’struethatdespitethetypesthelensesofoureye getaffectedwhenthecataractonsetsbutthenature anddirectionofdamagesdefinethreedifferenttypes ofcataract. Yes, therearemainlythreetypesofcataracts. NUCLEAR SCLEROTIC CATARACT Thisisthemostcommontypeofcataractthatpeople experiencewithaging. Thecentralpointofoureyesis referredtoasthe ‘nucleus.’ Withaging, thispart becomescloudyandgetshardenovertime. The occurrenceofhardeningiscalled, ‘Sclerosis.’ The progressionofcloudingisveryslowinthecaseof nuclearscleroticcataracts. CORTICAL CATARACT Thistypeofcataractaffectsthelenscortex, the peripheraloutsideedgeofoureyelens. Inthecaseof thiscataractcondition, thecontentofwatercontentin thelensgetsalteredandcausesclefts. Itgenerateda structurelikespokesofacyclewheelgoinginwardto thelenscenterfromtheedge. Thelightenteringinto thelensgetsscatteredduetosuchdefectivestructure generatingablurredvision. POSTERIOR SUBCAPSULAR CATARACT Thiscataractattacksthesmallopaqueintheposterior ofthelens. Asmallsac-likestructurecalledacapsule experiencea ‘haloeffect’ and ‘glares’ aroundlight sources. Thisdecreasestheclarityofvisionwhile readingbooks, watchingTV, ordriving. Thistypeof cataractislesscommonbuttheoccurrencerateis highincasepatientstakingsteroids, sufferingfrom long-termretinitispigmentosa, anddiabetes. IN CASE OF ANY FURTHER QUERY, FEEL FREE TO WRITE TO US. START A HEALTHY NEW YEAR. +91 96326 02090 | info@kamaleyehospital.com Gotokamaleyehospital.comformore.