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eye, slit-lamp exam, cataract, close-up, the eye, cataract surgery, lens opacity, a cataract, cloudy, opaque area, in the lens, the eye, lens of an eye, lens becomes cloudy, condition is known, a cataract, cataracts present at, shortly after birth, congenital cataracts, adult cataracts, advancing age, run in families, cataracts, accelerated by environmental factors, smoking, exposure to other toxic substances, develop at any time after an eye injury, metabolic diseases diabetes also greatly increase the risk, cataracts, certain medications, cortisone, accelerate cataract formation, congenital cataracts inherited, gene, such cataracts is dominant, autosomal dominant inheritance, that the defective gene, cause the condition, only one parent passes it, 50% of children in such families, congenital cataracts, infections, the mother, pregnancy rubella, metabolic disorders galactosemia, risk factors include inherited metabolic diseases, a family history of cataracts, maternal viral infection, adult cataracts, generally associated, aging, develop slowly, painlessly, a gradual onset of difficulty, vision, visual problems, difficulty seeing at night, seeing halos around lights, sensitive to glare, vision problems associated, cataracts generally progress to decreased visual acuity, in daylight, adult cataracts, immature, mature, hypermature, a lens that has some remaining clear areas is referred to, an immature cataract, a mature cataract is completely opaque, a hypermature cataract has a liquefied surface that leaks, the capsule, inflammation of other structures, in the eye, most people develop some clouding, the lens, age of 60, 50% of people aged 65-74, 70% of those 75, older have visually significant cataracts, cataracts have similar changes in both eyes, one eye worse than the other, condition have only minimal visual changes, not aware of cataracts, factors, contribute to cataract development, low serum calcium levels, diabetes, long-term use of corticosteroids, various inflammatory, metabolic disorders, environmental causes, trauma, radiation exposure, excessive exposure to ultraviolet light, sunlight, in many cases, cause of cataract, cloudy, fuzzy, foggy, filmy vision, loss of color intensity, frequent changes in eyeglass prescription, impaired vision at night, driving, glare from bright lights, glare from lamps, sun, halos around lights, double vision in one eye, decreased contrast sensitivity, standard ophthalmic exam, slit lamp examination, ultrasonography, the eye in preparation, cataract surgery, tests that done, glare test, contrast sensitivity test, potential vision test, specular microscopy, the cornea in preparation, cataract surgery, cataract is surgical removal, a person cannot see well enough, glasses to perform normal activities, people, changing glasses, getting stronger bifocals, using a magnifying lens is helpful enough, others choose to have cataract surgery, a cataract is not bothersome, surgery, not necessary, there, additional eye problem that cannot be treated, first proceeding, cataract surgery, cataract surgery consists of removing the lens, the eye, replacing it, an artificial lens, a cataract surgeon, discuss the options, the patient, together they, decide which type of removal, lens replacement is best, lens removal, 2 types of surgery, remove lenses, a cataract, extracapsular surgery consists of surgically removing the lens, leaving the back half, the capsule, outer covering, the lens, intact, high-frequency sound waves, phacoemulsification, soften the lens to facilitate removal, a smaller incision, intracapsular surgery involves surgically removing the entire lens, the capsule, today this procedure, very rarely, lens replacement, cataract surgery, fitted, an artificial lens, artificial lens, synthetic disc, an intraocular lens, in the lens capsule inside the eye, options include contact lenses, cataract glasses, surgery, done in an outpatient center, hospital, not need to stay overnight, hospital, need a friend, family member to assist, travel, home care after outpatient surgery, follow-up care by the surgeon is important, cataract surgery has a low risk of complications, implanted artificial lenses, most people no longer need corrective lenses, distance vision, glasses, necessary, reading, vision, not improve to 20/20 after cataract surgery, other eye diseases macular degeneration, ophthalmologists, not always, determine this in advance, in infants, amblyopia, decreased visual development, a result of cataracts, early diagnosis, treatment is essential, have symptoms progressive deterioration of vision, decreased night vision, glare, family history of congenital cataracts, child has symptoms, signs suggestive of a cataract, primary prevention involves controlling associated diseases, avoiding exposure to factors known to promote cataract formation, wearing sunglasses, outside, reduce the amount, uv light eyes, exposed to, sunglasses, not filter out the harmful uv, an optician, able to tell which sunglasses filter out the most uv, patients who smoke cigarettes, quitting, decrease the risk of cataracts.