Are you at a risk for cataract
What are the symptoms of cataract?
Not all cataracts impair vision or affect daily living. But when they do, common symptoms include:
- Cloudy, fuzzy, foggy or filmy vision.
- Glare from lamps or the sun, which may be severe.
- Difficulty driving at night due to glare from headlights.
- Frequent changes in eyeglass prescription.
- Double vision.
- Second sight – temporary improvement in near vision (such as that needed for reading) in farsighted people.
- Difficulty performing daily activities because of vision problems
Who can get a cataract?
Cataract usually affects elderly people in which case it is called an Age-Related or Senile cataract. But cataract may also affect younger individuals specially if they are diabetics, have other eye or bodily illnesses, have had any eye injuries, or are on some medications. Infants and children may also be affected with cataract either from birth or slightly later in life.