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CATARACT
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ABOUT CATARACT
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• A cataract is an opacification of the visual lens
  which results in a decrease in vision.
• Cataracts often develop slowly and may affect one
  or both eyes. Poor vision caused by cataracts can
  also end in an increased risk of falling and
  depression.
• Cataracts cause half all cases of blindness and
  33 of visual defect worldwide.
• About 20 million people are blind reason being
  cataracts. It is the explanation for
  approximately 5 of blindness within the US and
  nearly 60 of blindness in parts of Africa and
  South America.
• Blindness from cataracts occurs in about 1 to 4
  per 100,000 children within the developed world
  and 10 to 40 per 100,000 children within the
  developing world,

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SIGNS SYMPTOMS
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• Symptoms include faded colors, blurry or double
  vision, halos around light, trouble with bright
  lights, and trouble seeing at night. This may end
  in trouble driving, reading, or recognizing
  faces.
• Aging is the most common reason for the cataracts
  but can also occur as a result of trauma or
  radiation exposure, be present from birth, or
  occur following eye surgery for other problems.

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CAUSES
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• The lens inside the eye is mostly made of water
  and protein. The protein is arranged during a
  precise way that keeps the lens clear and lets
  light undergo it. But as we age, a number of the
  protein may clump together and begin to cloud a
  little area of the lens.
• This is a cataract, and over time, it's going to
  grow larger and cloud more of the lens, making
  the vision difficult.
• Researchers worldwide have identified factors
  which will cause cataracts or are related to
  cataract development.

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RISK FACTORS
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• Other than advancing age, cataract risk factors
  include
•  Ultraviolet radiation
•  Diabetes
•  Hypertension
•  Obesity
•  Smoking
•  Prolonged use of corticosteroid medications
•  Statin medicines used to reduce cholesterol

• Previous eye surgery?
• Hormone replacement therapy?
• Significant alcohol consumption?
• High myopia?
• Family history?
• Previous eye injury or inflammation

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PREVENTION
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• Take regular eye examinations. Eye examinations
  can help diagnose cataracts and other problems
  related to eye at their earliest stages.
• Quit smoking.
• Manage other health problems.
• Intake healthy diet that includes plenty of
  fruits and vegetables.
• Wear sunglasses.
• Reduce alcohol use.

• Maintain a healthy body weight for adults.
• Reduce intake of deitary sodium lt100 mmol/ day.
• Engage in daily aerobic physical activity such as
  brisk walking, running, etc.
• Limit consumption of alcohol to not more than 3
  units/day in men not more than 2 units/day in
  women.
• Consumption of a diet rich in fruit and
  vegetables.

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