Symptoms of cataracts include blurred vision, loss of contrast, and glare in bright light, especially on sunny days, while in low light conditions, regardless of generally less light, the patient achieves better visual acuity. In addition, duplicate images may appear, and problems with reading, watching TV, and driving are common.
In some situations, it may seem that the person has only the initial blurring of the optical media – the initial cataract, but despite this, the patient fails to achieve better visual acuity even with the best spectacle correction.
Cataracts can also be the result of trauma, metabolic disease (diabetes, galactosemia), medication (corticosteroids), and can occur as a complication of some other eye diseases (uveitis, glaucoma) and occur as part of some syndromes (eg Down syndrome).
Factors that increase the risk of cataracts:
Increasing age, Diabetes, excessive exposure to sunlight, smoking, obesity, high blood pressure, previous injury or inflammation of the eye, previous eye surgery, long-term use of corticosteroid medications, excessive alcohol consumption.
