Getting cataracts diagnosis and treatment is key to maintaining your ocular health.
Eye specialists have long established that cataracts are the number-one cause of blindness in the world. Cloudiness in the eye’s lens is the primary characteristic of cataracts. If left untreated, this degenerative eye disease can lead to blurred vision, vision loss and even blindness.
The human eye has its own natural lens, and it’s responsible for focusing any incoming light. These lenses have naturally occurring proteins that serve to protect and restore your eyes.
As lens proteins denature and degrade over time, environmental factors and physiological disorders can accelerate the deterioration of these healing functions. These degraded proteins are what cause the clouded vision typical of cataracts.
There are three types of cataracts, and specialists classify them per where they first form:
- Cortical — on the edges of the lens
- Nuclear — in the center of the lens
- Subcapsular — at the back of the lens