A cataract is referred to the clouding of the natural lens of the eye. Cataract usually develops as a result of old age, but sometimes it may see in young children too.As a result of a cataract, you may feel like that you are looking through frosted glass. As the cataract develops it may affect your vision in various ways like – blurriness, glare, or sensitivity to bright lights. This decrease in vision may also result in a poor quality of life, interfering with day-to-day activities like driving and reading.
When a cataract clouds over the natural lens, the eye can’t identically focus light. This may result in blurry vision or vision loss.
Like our hair turns white Cataract is also an eye’s aging process. Eventually, they can cause:
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- The vision that’s cloudy, blurry or foggy
- Glare Vision
- Sensitivity to lights like sunlight, lamps or headlights.
- Facing problems in driving especially at night.
- Need brighter light to read.
- Sudden change in glass numbers, including sudden myopia.
- Double vision.
If you have cataract symptoms, here comes the role of an eye doctor (ophthalmologist) for a complete eye checkup. To examine your eye doctor will dilate your pupil with special eye drops to see inside your eye. These drops will help to widen the pupil, once the pupil is wide open, your doctor checks the health of your eye. An ophthalmologist further examines cataracts or other vision-related problems.
You can get Cataract treatment in Delhi by visiting an Eye Specialist like Dr. Charu Mithal.
