Cataracts

What is a cataract?

Cataracts are the most common cause of vision loss in the world. Cataracts are a medical condition in which the lens of the eye becomes opaque over time, resulting in blurred vision.

There are three types of cataracts:

• Subcapsular Cataracts: Most common for people with diabetes or those who take high doses of steroidmedications where vision loss forms at the back of the lens.
• Nuclear Cataracts: Typically associated with aging where cataracts form from the deep central zone of the lens.
• Cortical Cataracts: This type of cataract occurs in wedge-like opacities that start in the periphery of the lens and works its way to the centre of the cortex.