What Are Cataracts?

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Inside our eyes, we have a natural lens. The lens bends (refracts) light rays that come into the eye to help us see. The lens should be clear, like the top lens in the illustration.

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Vision problems with cataracts

If you have a cataract, your lens has become cloudy, like the bottom lens in the illustration. It is like looking through a foggy or dusty car windshield. Things look blurry, hazy or less colorful with a cataract.

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What Are the Symptoms of Cataracts?

 

Most age-related cataracts develop gradually. As a result, you may not notice signs or changes in your vision right away when cataracts first develop.

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Cataract symptom progression

Here are some vision changes you may notice if you have a cataract:

• Having bluring vision. 

• Seeing double (when you see two images instead of one)

• Being extra Sensitive light. 

• Having trouble seeing well at night or needing more light when you read

• Seeing bright colors as faded or yellow instead)