Cataract occurs due to the clouding of the lens of the eye,which leads to a decrease in vision and as it progresses may lead to visual impairment .it can affect one or both eyes.
Cataracts cause half of all cases of blindness and 33%of visual impairment (Wikipedia cataracts).According to Wikipedia about 20million people are blind due to cataracts,it is the cause of 5% of blindness in the United States and nearly 60% of blindness in Africa and South America.
Symptoms 👁
-blurry vision.
-Halos around light.
-Faded colours.
-Trouble seeing at night.
-Trouble driving,recognising faces and reading
Causes📌
-Age commonly -Uv exposure
-Trauma
-Certain medications like steroids.
-Other systemic diseases like diabetes can accelerate the process.
Treatment💉💊
-Early on ,the symptoms can be improved with glasses.
-Progressively glasses 👓 will not help any further and only surgery to remove the clouded lens and replacement with an artificial lens. which improves quality of vision and life.
cataracts can be diagnosed by eye 👁 examination,at vision Arcade we bring this eye check to poor west African communities ,and sponsor the poor and needy to get this surgery done giving them back good quality of vision and life#givingback #movingbeyondthe testing room#Optometrycommunityoutreaches.
