Cataract Cause, Cataract Symptoms, Cataract Treatment

CATARACTS are caused by opacification of your eye's lenses.

Behind your pupils is a soft jell o-like lens on each side surrounded by a thin layer of muscle which stretches and squeezes it to focus images on the back of your eye where the image is turned into electrical impulses and sent to your brain for processing.

This lens obviously must be see-through clear for seeing to work. But insults to the lens can scar it turning it from water clear to cloudy white ie. a cataract.

Cause of Cataracts:

• High blood sugar levels in diabetes.
• Cigarettes chemicals and heavy alcohol use.
• Aging.
• Radiation from the sun and microwaves.
• Trauma to the lens.
• Steroid use long term such as Prednisolone.
• Birth defects - congenital.

Cataract Prevention:

• Wearing sunglasses in bright sunlight.
• Stop smoking.
• Drink alcohol in moderation.
• Taking Vitamin C, E and beta-carotene supplements.
• Staying away from excessive dietary sugar.

Symptoms of Cataracts:

• Blurred, hazy vision.
• An Orange glow in your vision.
• Looking in a mirror, just behind the pupil, a white cloudy area is seen instead of black.

Cataract Treatment:

The TREATMENT FOR CATARACTS is to remove and replace old opaque ones with artificial new clear lenses.

"Somebody called for a Surgeon?"

This calls for eye surgery.

In this operation, a small slit is made over the top of your iris and the cornea peeled back. Through this keyhole the cataract old lens is shelled out and a new artificial clear lens is slipped into it's place. The cornea is then flapped back into place and stitched down with very fine thread.

When you open your eyes again, viola, perfect vision.

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