![]() You might notice that reading has become more difficult, or that driving in the dark is tricky due to increased glare from streetlights and car headlamps – this is because cataract often leads to an increased sensitivity to bright lights too. Usually both eyes are affected, though not necessarily at the same time. This causes vision to become blurred, cloudy and misty. ![]() In a healthy eye, cells within the lens are clear, but cataract develops when the cells begin to change and start clumping together, resulting in clouding. Cataract is a very common eye condition that mostly affects people in their 60s onwards, although it can sometimes occur in younger adults too.Ĭataract affects the lens – the part of the eye that helps filter light onto the retina at the back of the eye, which in turn sends signals to the optic nerve, enabling us to process vision. ![]()
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