My Experience of Cataracts

Most peope with elderly relatives are familiar with cataracts, either because a grandparent has developed them as part of the ageing process or because they have heard older relatives talk of neighbours or friends with this eye condition. I, however, was born with my cataract. I have a congenital cataract in my right eye. Cataracts are cloudy lenses which produce a blurred or hazy visual image, in elderly people this gets progressive worse and harder to see through, but for most people with congenital (birth) cataracts the visual image remains constant. It can continue to develop and worsen after birth, but this is fairly rare. I do ...  Read the complete review

I write this opinion in the hope that you may never experience eye cataracts, or any other eyesight related problems, but in the event that you do have to undergo a cataract operation I hope that you might gain some insight, and enlightenment about the procedures involved from my experience. Roughly 2 years ago I began to notice that when I was looking at TV or my Computer screen I had to get closer and closer in order to see properly. The deterioration in my sight came about so very slowly that I thought, well, being 55 Years of age at that time, it was just old age very gradually creeping in and thought no more about it. Then, as it ...  Read the complete review

Cataract operations are performed very frequently in UK. The operation can restore failing eyesight quite simply but cataract is still the main cause of blindness in the world. My aunt had cataract trouble in both eyes and had to have an operation. It was day by day surgery, using a local anaesthetic. Knowing about this eye condition may actually help you to reduce your chances of getting it. What is a cataract? ------------------ Basically a cataract is a film which grows inside the eye and causes cloudiness of vision. Eventually it becomes so thick that the victim is totally blind. This can occur in one, or both eyes. ...  Read the complete review

My personal experience of cataracts is on a professional basis having spend over 10 years as an ophthalmic nurse I have looked after numerous patients under going a cataract extraction. What is a cataract? A cataract is basically a clouding of a persons natural lens. this in the majority of cases seen here in the UK is due to age related changes.Other forms of cataract can becaused by a congenital ( birth) defect and also as a result of trauma to the eye, which then goes onto form a cataract and steroid induced cataracts. What can be done to treat them? Basically the only way to treat a cataract is by surgically removing it when it ...  Read the complete review