What is a Cataract?

Your eye has a natural lens that bends, or refracts, light rays as they enter your eye. This refraction allows you to see clearly. When you are young, your lens is clear. As you age, the lens becomes yellow, cloudy, and dense. This is a cataract.

With a cataract, your vision will become increasingly blurry, hazy, or less colorful. You may feel as if you are looking through a dusty windshield. However, you may not notice much at all. Many patients report after having cataract surgery that they simply forgot how clear and colorful the world truly is.

Symptoms of Cataracts

• Cloudy or blurry vision

• Seeing double

• Sensitivity to light

• Trouble seeing at night

• Difficulty reading in dim lighting

• Seeing halos around lights

• Seeing bright colors as faded or yellow-tinted

• Needing more light to read

• Less enjoyment with recreational activities like golf

• Difficulty driving

• Difficulty with street signs

• Glare