Cataracts Symptoms and Treatment

Cataract is the irregularity in the crystalline lens that causes vision disturbances. In many cases, the cause is not known. Cataracts usually occur in old age and can be derived.

The formation of cataracts is speed up by environmental factors, such as smoking or other toxic materials.

• Cataracts can be caused by: Injury eye
• Metabolic disease (eg diabetes)
• Medicine-specific drugs (eg corticosteroid).

Congenitally cataracts are cataracts that are found when the baby is born (or some time later).

Congenitally Cataracts be a descendant of the disease (an inherited autosomal dominant) or can be caused by:

• Congenital infection, such as German measles
• Connect with metabolic disease, such as galactosemia.

Risk factor is the occurrence of congenitally cataracts:

• It was revealed that metabolic
• Cataracts in the family history
• Virus infection in the mother when the baby is still in the womb.

Cataracts in adults is usually associated with the aging process.
Cataracts in adults are grouped into:

1. Immature cataracts: lens still has the clear
2. Mature cataract: whole lens is clouded
3. Hyper mature cataracts: the surface of the lens there is a leak through the lens capsule and can cause inflammation in the eyes of other structures.

Most of the lens a bit muddy after the age of 60 years. Most of the patients experienced similar changes in both eyes, although changes in one eye may be worse compared with the other eye. Many people with cataracts that have only a mild disturbance of vision and does not realize that they are suffering from cataracts.

Factors that influence the occurrence of cataracts are:

• Degree of low blood calcium
• Diabetes
• Corticosteroid the long-term
• Inflammation diseases and metabolic diseases.
• Environmental factors (trauma, radiation, ultraviolet rays).

Cataract Symptoms

All rays that enter the eye must first go through the lens. Therefore, every part of the lens that inhibit, distort or distribute harmful rays can cause vision.

Heavy disturbances of vision depends on the location and maturity cataracts.

Cataracts develop slowly and do not cause pain accompanied by vision disturbances that appear gradually.

Disturbances of vision can be:

• Difficult to see at night
• See the circle around the light or feel light dazzle
• A decrease in the sharpness of vision (even in the afternoon).

Other symptoms are:

• Often switch glass eye
• Double vision in one eye

Sometimes cataract cause lenses swelling and increased pressure in the eye (glaucoma), that can cause pain.

Cataracts Diagnosis

Diagnosis is done base on symptoms and results of eye examination.

• Regular diagnostic check is performed: a standard eye examination, including slit lamp examination with
• Of USG as a preparation for cataract surgery.

Cataract Treatment

The only treatment for cataracts is surgery. Surgery is done if the patient can not see well with the help of a glasses to do their daily activities. Some people may feel better vision only change with glasses, use bifocus glasses and a more powerful lens or using brass. If the cataract does not hassle, usually do not need surgery.

Cataract surgery consists of lifting the lens and replace them with artificial lenses.

1. Pickup lens
   There are 2 types of surgery that can be used to lift the lens:
   • Extra capsular surgery: the lens was left with its capsule.
     To soften the lens so the lens is easier to slice through the small, certain frequency sound waves used high (fakoemulsification).
   • Intracapsular surgery: lens with its capsule appointed. At this time surgery is rarely performed intracapsular.
2. Replacement lenses
   People who have been undergoing cataract surgery will usually have artificial lens as a replacement lens that has been lifted. This artificial lens is a plastic plate called intraocular lenses, lens intraocular usually inserted in the lens capsule in the eye.

Cataract surgery is often performed and generally safe. After surgery, rarely occur bleeding or infection in the eye that can cause a serious disturbance of vision. To prevent infection, reduce inflammation and speed healing, for a few weeks after surgery, eye drops or salve is given. To protect the eyes from injury, the patient should use glass eyes or eye protectors made of metal until the surgical wound is completely healed.

Cataract Prevention

Prevention is the main disease-related cataracts and avoids the factors that accelerate appearance of cataracts.

Using a sunglasses when outside the room during the day can reduce the amount of ultraviolet rays that enter the eye. Quitting smoking can reduce the risk of the occurrence of cataracts.