Cataract Care

A cataract is when your eye's natural lens becomes cloudy. Proteins in your lens break down and cause things to look blurry, hazy, or less colorful.

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Inside our eyes, we have a natural lens. The lens bends (refracts) light rays that come into the eye to help us see. The lens should be clear, like the top lens in the illustration.

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Vision Problems with Cataracts:

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If you have a cataract, your lens has become cloudy, like the bottom lens in the illustration. It is like looking through a foggy or dusty car windshield. Things look blurry, hazy or less colorful with a cataract.

Cataracts Symptoms

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Here are some vision changes you may notice if you have a cataract:

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- Having blurry vision.
- Seeing double or a ghosted image out of the eye with a cataract.
- Being extra sensitive to light (especially with oncoming headlights at night).
- Having trouble seeing well at night, or needing more light when you read.
- Seeing bright colors as faded or yellow instead.
- If you notice any of these cataract symptoms, notify your ophthalmologist.