Only the elderly can get cataracts?

Cataracts can affect anyone – from babies to people in their 90s. Long-term exposure to ultraviolet rays may worsen cataracts, but even people who avoid ultraviolet rays will still have cataracts when they get older, In addition to older factors, cataracts can be caused by congenital, traumatic, diabetes, drugs and radiation.

Cataract surgery can only be performed on fully fledged cataracts?

No, patients do not need to wait for cataracts to mature. In the advanced stage of cataract, the lens will expand or even dissolve, which in turn will cause glaucoma, which can lead to irreversible blindness, and advanced cataract surgery is more difficult and vision recovery is slower.

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Common cataract misunderstandings

Cataract is one of the major eye diseases that causes blindness in the elderly, but there are still many misconceptions surrounding its symptoms and treatments, the most common of which are the following:

Can only the elderly get cataracts?

Cataracts can affect anyone, from babies to people in their 90s.

Long-term exposure to UV rays may worsen cataracts, but even people who avoid UV rays can still develop cataracts as they get older.

In addition to older factors, cataracts can be caused by congenital, traumatic, diabetes, drugs and radiation.

Is cataract surgery no longer necessary at 80?

Cataract is a major eye disease that causes blindness in the elderly. Even if they are not blind, the elderly will be in a state of blurred vision for a long time, which will not only seriously affect the quality of life of the elderly, but also cause danger.

There are currently no effective drugs to treat cataracts, and the ideal way to treat cataracts is surgery, remove the cloudy lens, and replace it with an intraocular lens.

Regardless of age, cataract surgery can be considered if necessary and medically permitted.

Can cataract surgery only be performed on fully fledged cataracts?

Not. Patients do not need to wait for cataracts to mature.

In the advanced stage of cataracts, the lens will expand or even dissolve, which in turn will cause glaucoma, resulting in irreversible blindness, and advanced cataract surgery is more difficult and vision recovery is slower.

Can cataract surgery be painful?

Cataract surgery mostly involves ocular anesthesia, which is very painful and acceptable to most elderly people.

It has been reported in the literature that compared with cataract surgery in the first eye, the pain of patients undergoing cataract surgery in the second eye is slightly increased.

Is the IOL short life?

At present, the material of intraocular lenses has very stable physical and chemical properties, and patients can use them for life.

Must poor vision be caused by cataracts?
Will my vision improve immediately after cataract surgery?

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