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CONDITIONS
DISEASE & MANAGEMENT
Accommodative (Focusing) Dysfunctions
Cataracts
Cornea Cross-Linking
Contact Lens & Eyeware
Convergence Excess (BV Disorder)
Convergence Insufficiency (BV Disorder)
Developmental Disability
Diabetic Retinopathy
Diabetes
Double Vision
Dry Eye
Electrophysiology
Eyelid Bump / Swelling
Eye Pain or Eyelid Pain
Flashes or Floaters in Vision
Glaucoma
Glasses & Eyeware
Keratoconus Management
Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
Loss of Vision
Macular Degeneration
Myopia Management
Occupational Therapy
Ocularmotor Dysfunction
Ocular Prosthetics
Optic Neuritis
Red Eye
Retinal Tear & Detachment
Refractive Error
Strabismus & Amblyopia
Traumatic Brain Injury
Trauma
Vision Disorders
Vision Rehabilitation
CATARACTS
DESCRIPTION
Aging is the most common cause of cataracts. Normal proteins in the lens start to break down and the lens becomes cloudy. People over age 60 usually start to have some clouding of their lenses. however, vision problems may not happen until years later.
SYMPTOMS
• blurry vision (similar to looking through a frosty or fogged-up window)
• seeing double
• being extra sensitive to glare from lights
• having trouble seeing well at night
• colors seem faded
• change in the eye's refractive error (prescription)
HOW IS CATARACTS DETECTED?
• History - determines if vision difficultes are limiting daily activites and investigav
TREATMENT
The symptoms of early cataracts may be improved with new glasses, brighter lighting, anti-glare sunglasses or magnifying lenses. If these options don't help significantly, surgery is the only effective treatment.
Surgery involves removing the cloudy lens and replacing it with an artificial lens. This is generally a safe, outpatient procedure.
SERVICE AREAS PROVIDING TREATMENT
Rosenbloom Center on Vision and Aging