Cataracts Description

What is a cataract?

A cataract is a clouding of the eye’s lens that causes loss of vision.

What causes it?

The lens lies behind the iris and the pupil and adjusts the eye’s focus. As we age, some of the protein in our eyes may clump together and start to cloud a small area of the lens.

When are you most likely to have a cataract?

People can have an age-related cataract in their 40s and 50s. But during middle age, most cataracts are small and do not affect vision. It is after age 60 that most cataracts steal vision.