Symptoms of Cataract Disease
Posted on | Thursday, June 23, 2011 | No Comments
Cataract is a disease of the eye because the eye lens becomes opaque thereby blocking the incoming light. Sight cataract patients to be impaired and might even be getting worse and blindness if not treated properly.
Causes and processes of a cataract
- Traumatic cataract: caused by a history of trauma / injury to the eye.
- Secondary cataract: caused by other diseases, such as disease / metabolic disorders, inflammatory processes in the eye, or diabetes.
- Cataracts are caused by exposure to radiation.
- Cataracts are caused by the use of long-term medications such as corticosteroids and cholesterol-lowering drugs.
- Congenital cataracts are influenced by genetic factors.
Symptoms of Cataracts
Symptoms of cataract disease is usually in the form of complaints decreased ability of vision that occurs progressively (such as progressively worsening nearsightedness). Misty vision as if the pupils saw the smoke and whitish. Furthermore, if the cataract has been getting worse pupils will look really white, so that the light reflex of the eye becomes negative.
If the cataract is not treated immediately and left it will obviously disrupt the ability to see and possibly also can cause complications in the form of Glaucoma and Uveitis.
Treatment
Drug form of cataract eye drops, vitamins or anti-oxidants only hinder the process of maturation of cataract increases, but can not reduce or eliminate cataracts. Opersi cataract done if the vision has been disturbing the patient, should not wait until the cataract matures. Cataracts can not be resolved by the laser, but will have to surgically remove the cloudy lens is then replaced with an artificial lens planting. Cataract surgery can be performed with a microscope and phacoemulsification machines, which use ultrasonic vibrations to destroy cataracts. Laser action can be used after cataract surgery, if the lens capsule had turbidity.
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