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    What is a cataract? What are the symptoms?

    My eye tests show that I have cataracts, what is a cataract?

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  • Dr Dana Robaei

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    Dr Robaei completed her undergraduate medical degree with Honours at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). Her ophthalmology specialist training was completed at Sydney … View Profile

    A cataract is a natural clouding of the lens. It is an age-related process that happens to everyone. Most people have some degree of cataract from the age of 60 onwards. Occasionally cataracts can develop in younger individuals who have experienced eye trauma, or have diabetes or other systemic illnesses.

    The symptoms of cataract are:

    Blurred vision or poor vision quality.

    Glare.

    Inability to discern shapes in dim lighting.

    Frequent changes in spectacle prescription.

    The definitive treatment of cataract is surgery, which is performed under local anaesthetic as a day procedure. The results last a lifetime and there are a number of available intraocular lens options that reduce the need for spectacles after surgery.

    Read more about cataract surgery at Forest Eye Surgery https://www.foresteyesurgery.com.au/procedures/cataract-surgery/

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