Medical Monday Episode 5: All you need to know about cataracts and how they're treated

eRadio SA · Oct 5, 2021 · 24m

Aired: Monday 4 October 2021

Thank you for listening our Medical Monday Podcast this afternoon on eRadio.

Here is a little recap:

Cataracts are an eye disorder in which the normally crystalline clear lens of the eye becomes cloudy, blocking the passage of light. The cloudiness causes objects to look blurred or not in focus.

Cataracts are caused by a change in the structure of the human lens which results in it becoming opaque. This is a normal process that happens as we get older. Ultraviolet is also a causative factor.

What are the symptoms?

- Blurred, dim or misty vision

- Difficulty seeing…