Cataract Top Stories
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Cataracts: Watch Out For These Myths If You Wish To Get Operated
Jun 24, 2025 08:03 ISTIn this article, we discuss some common myths surrounding cataracts and its treatment. -
Cataract Vs Age-Related Macular Degeneration: How To Tell The Difference
Jun 17, 2025 06:25 ISTCataracts involve the clouding of the eye's natural lens, which can lead to blurry vision, increased sensitivity to glare, and difficulty seeing at night. -
Cataracts Awareness Month 2025: When Should You See A Doctor?
Jun 12, 2025 12:15 ISTCataracts Awareness Month 2025: Seeing an eye doctor early can help detect and manage cataracts before they severely affect your daily life. -
Can Pregnancy And Menopause Affect Your Vision?
Mar 4, 2025 09:17 ISTUnderstanding how pregnancy and menopause impact eye health can help women take proactive steps to protect their vision. Here's what you need to know about the effects of these hormonal changes on eye health. -
Blurry Or Cloudy Vision: Can It Be Cataract? Expert Tells
Feb 6, 2021 01:22 ISTCataract: It is a painless and progressive clouding of the natural internals lens of the eyes. They block light, thereby hindering vision and can lead to blindness over a period of time. Blurry vision is one of the most common symptoms of cataract. -
These Amazing Home Remedies Will Help You Treat Cataracts
May 21, 2018 11:39 ISTCommon causes of cataract include aging, living a poor lifestyle and chronic health conditions. These home remedies will help you treat the condition. -
5 Myths About Cataracts You Should Know
Feb 7, 2018 06:54 ISTCataracts are the leading cause of loss of vision loss all over the world. Cataracts are the natural cause of aging. They cannot be prevented but can be treated. Changes in the natural crystalline lens with passing age can lead to cataracts. The eye's lens which is behind the pupil grows older; its cells die and accumulate turning the lens yellow and cloudy. This in t... -
5 Symptoms That You Have Cataract
Aug 9, 2017 06:26 ISTCataract is a disease which affects your eye and can potentially harm the eyesight in such manner that there is permanent damage. Prompt treatment can do wonders and can minimise the damage to your eye sight. -
Shocking: Doctors Find 27 Contact Lenses In 67 Year Old's Eye!
Jul 17, 2017 01:11 ISTA strange blueish mesh was discovered by the doctors in the woman's eye who had actually come for cataract operation. The lenses were removed after a long diagnosis -
Virtual Reality Could Be The Next Big Thing In Curing Cataract Blindness
Jan 25, 2016 06:23 ISTWhat affects 20 million people, robs the global economy of billions of dollars and can be fixed with a five-minute procedure? -
New Chemical Can Be Used in Eye Drops to Reverse Cataracts: Study
Nov 6, 2015 02:31 ISTA team of scientists has identified a new chemical that can be used in eye drops to reverse cataracts which are a leading cause of blindness worldwide. -
Cataract surgery safer now
Jul 20, 2011 06:48 ISTSerious, potentially blinding complications from cataract eye surgery are uncommon, and have been declining since the 1990s. -
Vitamins E and C don't reduce cataract risk
Nov 19, 2010 04:41 ISTLong-term use of vitamin E and C supplements doesn't reduce the risk of age-related cataracts in men. -
Asthma inhalers and cataract risk
Feb 23, 2010 11:05 ISTPeople who use steroid inhalers, a common treatment for asthma, may be increasing their odds of developing cataracts, a potentially serious eye problem. However, with low doses and short treatment periods, the risk appears to be small. -
Lead exposure increases cataract risk
Feb 3, 2010 02:55 ISTLong-term exposure to high levels of lead seems to triple the risk of developing cataract. -
Leafy vegetables prevent cataract
Feb 3, 2010 02:49 ISTConsumption of green leafy vegetables reduces the risk of age-related cataract, a leading cause of vision loss. -
Diet may help reduce cataract risk
Jan 19, 2008 12:27 ISTEating lots of yellow or dark leafy vegetables, as well as foods rich in vitamin E may help reduce the risk of developing cataract. -
High glycaemic diet linked with cataract risk
Dec 5, 2007 12:41 ISTPeople who eat lots of high glycaemic index foods may be increasing their risk of developing a cataract -
Visual impairment related to early death risk
Jul 12, 2007 12:29 ISTOlder people with cataracts or age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) have a higher chance of an early death. -
Statins cut risk of cataracts by half
May 9, 2007 01:24 ISTCholesterol-lowering statin drugs may protect the eyes as well as the heart. -
Pilots at higher risk of cataracts
Aug 12, 2005 02:51 ISTAirline pilots are at higher risk of developing cataracts because of exposure to cosmic rays while aloft. -
Cataract surgery improves driving ability
May 18, 2005 01:24 ISTSurgery for cataract is helps improve eyesight of older drivers by making their vision more clear. -
Cataract surgery and road accidents
Aug 29, 2002 06:42 ISTRecent research has shown that the risk of motor vehicle crash is increased in those with cataract, a condition that impairs vision and is present in half of adults aged 65 years or older.
