CATARACT SYMPTOMS & SIGNS: DO I HAVE CATARACTS? Youtube eye doctor & optometrist explains

[@joejohn7211]

Very important information, thank you

[@GoodOptometryMorning]

Glad it was helpful!

[@williammitchell2435]

@@GoodOptometryMorning I am 80 got my cataract done 3 weeks ago. I usually get very concerned about anything regarding health matters , but on this occasion I was not excited or worried in the least , during surgery I experienced some pain on 3 occasions , and after I went home my eye was painful until I took 2 pain killers , the good part 1, I would not hesitate to under go this operation again , 2 my vision was crystal clear the minute I got off the operating table, 3 in the day after the operation I had no pain whatsoever just a little discomfort at times 4 I regret not having it done 4 years previously , the only thing you require to consider is that the nhs procedure only corrects the lens problem , so they are only prepared to pay for that,where on the private side if you pay up to £3,750 an eye they have a big range of lenses to chose from & have the ability to fine tune your requirements where you may not require to wear glasses ,

[@ryanomahony2060]

Thank You so MUCH FOR REPLYING TO ME DR CHEN CALLED A " BLISTER" AND TOLD ME IT CAN OCCUR AFTER CATARACT SURGERY I AM ON YELLOX EYE DROPS AT MOMENT UNTIL I SEE HIM IN 4 WEEKS TIME ( PRIVATE PATIENT ) NOTHING IS HAPPENING NOW IN IRELAND WITHOUT PRIVATE INSURANCE !!!!! SAME AS U S A I DID WORK IN FLORIDA AS CRITICAL CARE REGISTERED NURSE BUT IT WAS IN CARDIOLOGY SO I KNOW ABSOLUTELY NIL ABOUT EYES ONLY FOR YOUR BRILLANT INFO ON U TUBE KEEP THEM COMING THANKS AGAIN DR NELSON

[@charliemenut8765]

My cataracts are not to the point where I’m in need of the surgery, but I do have the issue with ghosting that you mentioned. You are the first one on KZbin to specifically address this symptom. I just subscribed.

[@tesolworldwide248]

@@GoodOptometryMorning

[@georgepoth1967]

Wow! Great video! All is to the point without any useless blah-blah-blah. This is very rare nowadays, as most of those who make videos seems to love to hear their own voices. Thanks a lot.

[@carolanne3017]

I am very nervous about having my eyes fiddled with but your video has relieved my anxiety. I have all those vision changes at age 78. It’s time.

[@tringerjrcpa]

Man! This is the Best Video and Explanations that I've EVER seen on the Web about Eye Cataract Symptions! You nailed it! I going to share this link with others! Thank you so , so very much! What a great, helpful and informative, public service video!!

[@akahina]

I had cataract surgery on both eyes this summer, now 30 days after the second. Every single thing you said has been my experience. Now I have to get used to a different set of eyes.

[@garywarren3487]

This is the best video on cataracts that I've seen. The verbal explanations & use of visual examples makes for easier understanding of what cataracts are all about. I was unsure as to whether I had cataracts or not, that is, until I saw this video. As a result, I've just made an appointment with my optometrist to discuss my options. Many thanks for this great informative video Michael.

[@tringerjrcpa]

I agree with you! Best video about cataract eye symptoms I've ever seen! So superbly and wonderfully done!

[@avril4421]

Was nodding my head more and more through your explanation! Thank you. I’m about to have my left eye cataract removal, and have virtually all these symptoms.

[@Earthstein]

I'm 71. I surprisingly found this presentation is very important to me. I learned much. I have early cataracts. Thank you Doc!!!!!!

[@GoodOptometryMorning]

Thanks. Tell us about your journey

[@monicahurley2224]

Thank you Doc for explaining . I'm quite settled now .❤🎉

[@iced_teaaa6386]

Thank you dr. I have been to optometrists many times, and didn’t get as much information as I have in your 14 minute breakdown. 🤘

[@hazelisted7710]

My daughter has had cataract surgery on both eyes and she is only 56 years old, so you are not too young for cataracts .

[@kimketchabaw]

Wow, so true. I'm a transit driver and I noticed headlights and taillights glare terribly. I do see the halo. Wow

[@Bohemian-Nilda]

Thank you so very much for an EXCELLENT explanation of cataracts! I really needed this bc I’ve gradually noticed those exact changes in my vision! Especially concerning colors! I spend lots of time painting landscapes and making colorful beaded jewelry and now I know why I’m losing the ability to see colors with the vibrancy and saturation that I used to. My husband has made comments about some of my paintings telling me that the sky, flowers, or grasses I had painted during a Plein Air painting session were more muted and less vibrant than they actually were. That also explains why I need little flash lights all over the house! And I’ve experienced other symptoms you’ve mentioned and thanks to you, now I know what’s going on with my eyes! I’m so grateful to you!❤

[@gwillis01]

Thank you for an extremely detailed, informative video.

[@kamakshiraman3286]

Excellent presentations! Thank you !

[@Sunset553]

Excellent, efficient video. You sound so casual yet clearly knowledgeable at the same time. I’m relieved that to know what I’m experiencing might be due to my developing cataracts. I feel like I can relax for the couple of weeks it might take before I can get my eyes checked

[@tringerjrcpa]

I agree! Best video I've ever seen regarding cataract symptions! Extremely informative and helpful!

[@m.bernal9540]

Thank you ! Finally someone that talks the talk in a way that "we the people" can understand. I was told that I have a very weird type of cataract. my right eye cataract extends from right to left, and the cataract on my left eye extends left to right. Between the two, I have one full eye. However, the cataract on my right eye seems to be growing by the second. Yes, I totally suffer from most of the systoms you mention. Sad but true. I'm totally scared to have surgery. I've heard horror stories! I hope you address laser vs manual surgery. I'll check. Thank you for a GREAT video!

[@judylawrence1604]

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[@spudmurphy764]

Excellent information! I had my left eye done earlier this year and I'll be having the right one done soon. I've worn glasses for myopia since I was about 8 and I'm now 73 - and the result in my left eye was astonishing - life-changing even. I went from -6.25 to 'eagle-eyed' - my logmar score since the op. is around 0.22 to 0.23, which is fantastic. Brilliant work that you do.

[@ElizabethPienaar-tx9lh]

Glad to hear this! So I don't have to fear this surgery when my time comes.

[@douglasa.5039]

Learned quite a lot from this video. Very informative Thank You Very Much.

[@neilalleyne8471]

Thank you, you have answered all my questions. Brilliant video.

[@Kermit_T_Frog]

That was surprisingly helpful. Pretty much answered every question.

[@GoodOptometryMorning]

Glad it was helpful! I suprise myself sometimes too.

[@joechan8549]

Very good, hope my eye doctors explain to me, she just want to get referral fees for her surgeon friend to get money asap. sick to my stomach.

[@forthosewhoHUNGER]

Great video! I suffer from ALL of these cataracts symptoms. I’m 52 and had bilateral vitrectomies 30 years ago. Hmm…best look for a doc to fix this! Thank you!

[@sandrataylor3723]

I have been having trouble with my vision and as I am a diabetic, I saw my Optometrist last week and was diagnosed with cataracts. No explanation was given of what cataracts were just that I needed surgery to fix it and a prescription for eyeglasses for my worsening astigmatism was given. I told her that let me think on it. So, I was given a follow-up appointment in 6 months, I thank you for the clear and precise explanation about cataracts. I can make an intelligent decision now about my eyes. FYI: she said that my diabetes had not affected my eyes.

[@GoodOptometryMorning]

im glad it was helpful...I'm curious what your biggest pain point and fear were after being told you had cataracts.

[@nickkostakis9600]

Great show BRILLIANT and very well explained and interesting thank you very much from Sydney Australia 😊

[@donfarlan214]

i had snurgery for cattlelacs my eyes are fantastic it was so easy to no problems so no reason the have fear before operation

[@GoodOptometryMorning]

Thanks for sharing.

[@carolbenson6524]

Great information that gets right to the point! Appreciate it!

[@GoodOptometryMorning]

Glad it was helpful!

[@perceptions-wq5ro]

Well explained. ThQ Mumbai India

[@karene1146]

I was just told I have a cataract in my right eye. It snuck up on us because the tiny one in my left eye is still tiny lol. So now I am facing this surgery and I'm scared to death.

[@monicahurley2224]

Thank you Doc , great job ,you have explained everything quite elegantly ❤😅

[@meliponabeehoney6349]

Melipona Stingless Bee Raw Honey for Cataracts and pink eye... works very well.

[@leos3003]

Great video, I was concerned with all of these symptoms. Wish I found your video sooner, luckily the surgery relieve all of them.

[@GoodOptometryMorning]

Thanks. Can you share about your journey?

[@leos3003]

@@GoodOptometryMorning : I had a wonderful experience. I wish everyone to have my experience. My doctor was a rock star 2 times so far. My vision went back 20 years and hope it stays that way for another 20. I spent over 100 hours on research. Made my doctor measure 3 times and told him 3 separate times what I want and what I expect. Paid for everything he said will help him and give me the highest chance of success. Did everything I was told to do and made sure to discuss this with the head doctor above us all. My results have been brilliant so far, just like they've been for millions of people this year. But as we all know there are no guarantees in life and that's why I let the doctor do anything he wants as long as it increased my chances.

[@Pfirsisch01]

I went to look for information on the symptoms of cataracts, and Ifound much of this very descriptuve, but in a very helpful way.. Unfortunately, in trying to find out what was going on with my own eyesight, it took the response of several friends and acquaintances who have had cataracts, who seemed to say similar things which matched my own experience so far. I saw none of this mentioned in this video. The most profound comment made was seeing a grayish shadow in the affected eye. It blocked the center of vision. It seemed each person had a different size or area size which was affected, sometimes the shadow is larger, sometimes smaller. Mine is centered right in the middle of my vision In the left eye. It also appears, no matter the size, they also stated seeing what appears to be lightning or swirling lights on the edges, and sometimes right in the middle of this gray shadow. Once they went to see their ophthalmologists, they were diagnosed with cataracts. While I've learned both eyes could be affected, currently it is only what I see in my left eye, and like others they had it in one eye first, and eventually had to have the other replaced (lens). I am thankful there is a remedy. The cataract, while in one eye, affects my overall vision. After all, we are two-eyed creatures. 😉 Thank you for allowing me to share this.

[@GoodOptometryMorning]

thanks for sharing

[@pdlynch4330]

Thank you for this, you make the information palpable. I learned tons!!

[@generic_official]

A future video idea: effects AFTER cataract surgery, such as negative dysphotopsia and quivering vision.

[@GoodOptometryMorning]

that is a great idea

[@ZoltanGregorHK]

Wonderful!. Thank you. This is the information I was looking for before and after my cataract surgery this summer. Could you make a similar video about astigmatism symptoms & signs?

[@deedywoodruff9224]

Thanks for all the important information!!

[@jeffme6891]

Thank you for a great video! I am going in for my first eye this week and the second eye a week afterward. I am in my 70s and have been soaking up as much information that I can find. Yours is a valuable addition to what I have learned so far. Still scared, but looking forward to better vision. They found my cataracts 15+ years ago, but I didn't know how much they affected my vision until I went for an exam and new glasses recently. I made the decision many yrs ago, so I went in for a consultation immediately.

[@GoodOptometryMorning]

Best of luck!

[@ryanomahony2060]

THANKS YOU ARE BRILLANT AND SO INFORMATIVE !! I HAD CATARACT RE MOVE ON 12 TH OFJAN WENT BACK FOR CHECK UP AND HAD A BLISTER BEHIND MY EYE DR REMOVED IT HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF IT ? THANK YOU

[@GoodOptometryMorning]

not sure what that was...unless it was CME (cystoid macular edema) I have a video on that too

[@joepilcicki3838]

Great video !! thank you now I know I definitely have cataracts most likely

[@evakouta7890]

برك الله فيك ❤

[@eileendunkley4373]

Excellent presentation! I am contemplating having cataract extraction soon,but I am not having any of those symptoms mentioned,except for the the vision test. My Dr. Tells me I have cataract and should have the surgery. I do not wear glasses to read, or drive. I do have dry eyes. Excessive tearing. Other than that I am fine with my vision. Thank you you so much for all that information. Wonderful !

[@savedbytheblood316]

I just found out I have narrow angle glucoma! I took the bull by the horns and went to a specialist! Thank God I Did!!

[@bonniegierach5027]

I also was told I had narrow angle glaucoma, said I needed the laser surgery, which I did. Also found out I have cataracts. Now they want me to have cataract surgery for both eyes. I don’t know what to do. I feel like they didn’t tell me everything upfront, when I first went in. Why?

[@savedbytheblood316]

@@bonniegierach5027 if you have narrow angle it moves quickly. Have the surgery. In 5 months I have vision lose in my right eye and left… Ur GS should get you in right away for laser surgery. It’s no big deal it takes minutes. I drove myself to both. But I’m still on latanoprost at night. Only once a day drops.

[@renukashrestha2677]

Thank you so much sir from Nepal🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵

[@GoodOptometryMorning]

you are welcome

[@rosemariedurandisse3550]

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[@GoodOptometryMorning]

Most welcome

[@MilennialZero]

Learned a lot from this. Thanks!

[@GoodOptometryMorning]

Glad it was helpful!

[@cherther13]

Excellent video Thank you‼️❤️

[@Jannett-vr8vp]

I have blurrs vision because of a double astigmatism one in botb eyes. Then an eye doctor told me i have a cataract on each eye. Actually light still hurts my eyes

[@lizzetterivera2324]

Excellent description, thx! Exactly what I have. Very Clear & Explicit, to the Point easy to understand & the images are great adding them!👏

[@GoodOptometryMorning]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ElizabethPienaar-tx9lh]

Yes. I have all these symptoms, my test a few months ago at the Ophthalmologist showed my cataracts to be at 4/10. I have to go back at the end of the year for a follow up.

[@GoodOptometryMorning]

thanks for sharing

[@badruddinnordin6365]

Good video Dr Mic..Congtulations

[@devinwaggoner702]

Hi Doc, i will be needing lens replacement fairly soon. I know multi-focal lenses are much more expensive, but would they allow me to see well at all distances without ever needing glasses again?

[@pacienciamabalhin9240]

Thank you Doc, for that well explained manifestations of cataract.

[@MayMay-df8kp]

Very detailed and informative video! New subscriber here!

[@GoodOptometryMorning]

Welcome aboard! Can you share your experience?

[@mb2308]

Thank You for this video..

[@terriem3922]

When I was in third grade, I could see blades of grass on a moonless night. Some artificial light. The last time I drove home at night in the rain was a nightmare. I couldn't see the lines on the road with the oncoming lights, and it was a curved road. 30 mile drive. I swore I would never drive in the rain at night again. But shortly thereafter, my 36 year old car gave up and I declined to fix it. Sometimes I take a taxi at night, and I don't know how the driver can see. I don't like driving anyway. I think the speed limit should be 30. I'm not 70 yet, but this has been going on for years. But now lightng appears a notch lower.

[@roxanavilla7155]

Excellent information, thank you

[@Galaxieman]

EXCELLENT......Thank you.....

[@ravinair6195]

Super Video and straight to the point - It helped immensely - Thank You

[@nv7817]

Thank you for very knowledge and useful information you gave

[@cathrynclark5287]

Excellent video.!!!!

[@BidyadharDas-gg5uu]

Best video

[@GoodOptometryMorning]

wow thanks

[@joykennedyhughes6269]

Great video. Thanks Dr!

[@nhoecumla]

My post cataract operation results watery eyes and film formation that thickens so uncomfortable to a good vision.

[@janetstevens1028]

So far, right eye done. I have the same... watery eye and film formation. Surgery was 2 weeks ago. I'm assuming that this will stop in time.

[@delroyfletcher6522]

Excellent video

[@5610winston]

My first symptom was that I closed my left eye and saw three images of a single point light sources in an equilateral triangle.

[@rosac8168]

I went for my vitreous detachment f/u and then was told getting early cataract

[@vincent40lk2000]

Hi Doctor, Very nice explanation, Thank you so much. Doctor My right eye is blind due to Glaucoma. My left eys is having cataract, but my vision is very good. So the doctors are reluctant to go for surgery because the vision is good. I fear that if the cataract becomes matured, it cannot be operated. Is this right. please advice me doctor. Thanks

[@GoodOptometryMorning]

They can probably still do catarct surgery even if advanced

[@belvedere92]

I am 82 years old and was diagnosed about 5 years ago with the beginnings of cataract in one eye. Recently I returned to the ophthalmologist about improving my glasses. Apparently the issue was my cataract getting worse and in the other eye also. I have a couple questions that I hope someone with the right info can answer: I still see well enough to drive regularly and read etc. but I wonder at what point do I move to have cataract surgery? Also, I have felt a granular feeling in one eye occasionally for 3 months, is that related to the cataract? I have been using castor oil around that eye, is that just coincidental?

[@TheGdav0202]

63 and mine went from moderate to dense in 10 months. (Just had one done and the other in a few weeks). I was originally told by optometrist that they couldn't prescribe glasses anymore. I currently have one eye where my car is white and through the other it is cream colored.

[@reimleinreimlein9767]

I have early cataracts at 25 Yo, is it better to wait until i can no longer work before having the surgery? maybe to wait for better technology?

[@raymondjackson6069]

What is good experience in terms of years, for a cataract surgeon? One, two, five, etc. And is a training situation ok for this or should an established practitioner be called upon?

[@GoodOptometryMorning]

That is difficult to answer

[@jjarawajjarawa7386]

And Dr say i have aeye bloodpresure bleeding behind eyes

[@GoodOptometryMorning]

thanks for sharing

[@SheriMeligan-tn9vb]

So my opthomologist did cataract surgery on my eyes 2 years ago. I'm now wondering if I even needed it. Did not have the symptoms except dry eyes & glare at night. Neither of these changed after surgery. I was told I had uveitis before the cateracts therefore 3-4 injections in each eye BEFORE he said cataracts. I still have sarcoid uveitis & he says my vision will not get any better. It's extremely frustrating & depressing.

[@ernestmadrid948]

⁰I have cataract and my question to you is have you ever removed cataracts on a patient that is a SJS/TEN Survivor and what was the out come.

[@billrympalski1712]

QUESTION: Is oxydation involved? If so, will high vitamin C doses help?

[@zahrasheikh1144]

Sir your video is really helpful for me but I have cataract but I see yellow spot Blue spot purple spots red spot sometime in my vision so what is this? What is this disease please 🥺 tell me

[@GoodOptometryMorning]

I am not sure

[@zahrasheikh1144]

@@GoodOptometryMorning sir I also see flashes of light and floaters does it is normal or

[@GoodOptometryMorning]

@@zahrasheikh1144 flashes and floaters after cataract surgery should be checked out by your eye doctor

[@albertcarello619]

Cataracts seem to happen mainly in near sighted people and near sightedness seems to get progressively worse.

[@billrympalski1712]

I noticed that reading has become more difficult…because of contrast loss.

[@bro-samamerafoundation8254]

Thanks for sharing

[@michaelstevenson877]

Excellent

[@GoodOptometryMorning]

Thank you so much 😀

[@faranakshahsahebi3816]

Do I need to surgery now?when should I surgery?

[@rexlayton945]

Thanks 😁🖐👍

[@GoodOptometryMorning]

you're welcome

[@KoolT]

5:40 always said that

[@camelmike]

Thank you sir.

[@parmanandmahabir.]

Any opacity of the lens.

[@Center1240]

I wore bifocals for 3 decades. My distance vision started to improve at about age 70. Could that be due to oncoming cataracts. I no longer need glasses other than for reading.

[@jasonlewis1926]

Serious question: why don’t ophthalmologists perform lens change during vitrectomy surgery? It’s almost guaranteed that vitrectomy surgery speeds up the cataract formation. I went through vitrectomy surgery in January, and cataract surgery 9 months later for a dense cataract. The cataract surgery was 100 times more painful than the vitrectomy surgery. Make it make sense…..

[@GoodOptometryMorning]

The general philosophy is not to make any procedure more complicated than it needs to be...that reduces the risk of complications.

[@barbarafritchie2000]

Thanks.

[@joyjchen5496]

Such a great video! Thank you so much for providing such important information. You effectively summarized and explained symptoms related to cataract. I’ve had double vision for some time now. I’m extremely near sighted and when I had my eyes checked, I was told I had developed cataract in my right eye, but it’s not bad enough to have a surgery. I was sent to see a neuro-ophthalmologist who made me to wear a temporary prism on the right lens of my glasses. Then in the recent weeks, I have started to feel my right lens is cloudy or foggy, as if there were some steam. Also I feel something got in my right eye and I keep rubbing it to do away that. I also see halo around traffic lights or street lights, etc. I don’t know if all of these have to do with the effect of the prism or the fact that the cataract in my right eye is getting worse. But the cataract surgeon says I should wait to do the surgery and get my double vision corrected first by getting a paire of prism glasses first. Btw, I also have astigmatism. Your video makes me think I should deal with the cataract first. So should I go get cataract surgery first or get prism glasses first which are very expensive. I hope you and your audience will provide some input. Btw, I’m 65, too young to develop cataract? Thank you again, doctor.

[@Dan-yw9sg]

Good information. I was told at my last eyeglass exam that I had cataracts forming. Now to me it seems that I’m looking through a fog, like on a foggy morning! Sort of hazy. I’m thinking that I need to get something but still hesitant. Thanks for the code. New sub.

[@GoodOptometryMorning]

Best of luck!

[@LastTrump7]

@@GoodOptometryMorning can I have cataract surgery with just numbing drops that numb the eyeball with no needles or sedation? I had one done with no sedation ( my request not the advice of the doctor) but only two needles injected behind the eyeball to numb it. I could hear everything and even see the water, lights…etc.I did fine that was two years ago and now the other one may be a year off.

[@kevkonk]

I find oncoming car headlights really bright, does not seem scattered, blurred or as such, but they look powerfully bright. Does scattered light cause the effect to make it seem as if headlights are powerful? If so, how does scattered light create the illusion of lights just seeming brighter? Hope you understand what I am trying to ask…

[@heidimeigs5192]

I understand what you’re saying. I wonder if it’s just that newer vehicles have different types of headlights? I’ve never liked driving in the dark, but it seems to be worse now. I’m 65 so have just been attributing the change to age, newer headlights, and my old car’s foggy lens cover.

[@johnmartin7158]

@@heidimeigs5192 Good point. I’ve just turned 66. And I also can’t cope with night driving like I use to. Mainly because of opposing vehicles head lights. Perhaps that’s normal at our age. Optometrist said I’ve got slight cataracts in both eyes and he said surgery will give me only a marginal difference. But I feel a marginalised difference will still be a big difference. Cheers NZ.

[@jamesotisjr2322]

A hint for optometrists: if you have a patient on your "will call" list, do not send that patient a text message. No way a cataeacrive patient can read #6 black font on a white screen. If you send a text message, send it to a friend if the patient who can read it. A hint for patients: get on a "will call" list to get an appointment if someone cancels. Call the office every two or three days to ask where you are on the will call list. I got on the list, got examined and got a surgery appointment in two weeks this way. A friend got an appointment to get examined in November by not doing this.

[@Motherlovinhippi]

Herbs, just look at what foods and herbs prevent cataracts. ❤

[@GoodOptometryMorning]

I have not seen any studies that show that herbs prevent cataracts

[@bethorr703]

I have cataracts which cause blur in my left eye lights bother me light flashes and floaters.So this surgeon said try dye eye drops and that the government won’t pay as they have to be really bad So I’m wondering will other surgeon do this surgery as I will have to pay for it ?just wondering

[@GoodOptometryMorning]

I can't really comment on your specific case

[@jo-anndigennaro9137]

Thanks for the information.👀

[@GoodOptometryMorning]

you're welcome

[@patci4951]

Please use captions

[@GoodOptometryMorning]

You can turn on captions in youtube...look at the gear icon at bottom of video, select subtitles.

[@rajans3745]

SYMPTOMS RELATED TO CATARACT: 1. Blurred vision 2. Harder to see things on dim light or in the night 3. Change in glasses prescription 4. Change in the perception of colours 5. More sensitive to glare 6. Doubling / overlapping of the image 7. Loss of contrast SYMPTOMS NOT RELATED TO CATARACT: 1. Spots in your vision 2. Pain (in the eyes) 3. Flim developing on surface of the eye 4. Fluctuating vision

[@ninaromm5491]

@ Rajan S . Thanks for the summary !

[@john4385]

Very helpful ..!!

[@bettybennett1828]

I'm 53 and have cataracts. According to my reg eye Dr they have worsened from July 2022 to Oct 2022. But the surgeon I was sent to said he wouldn't do surgery just because of my age.

[@gracecotton9819]

Betty Bennett You may find this useful: www.can-c.net/wp-content/uploads/ebook-can-c-2011.pdf

[@annewebster8881]

Hi Betty But you’re just a kid!!! I’m 71 and just a few months ago, my Doctor removed my cataracts in 2 separate procedures . It was a doddle! And best of all, I now have perfect eyesight for the first time in my life: before surgery, my eyesight was - 5 so I was extremely short sighted. Now, I can see perfectly, no need for spectacles . My advice : why not change your eye doctor?? . At 53 you’re still a kid. Best of luck Anne

[@gracecotton9819]

@@annewebster8881 Well done, anne. My optician in the U.K. said referals have to be made to a hospital. He doesn't do the operations himself. You were quite lucky.

[@johnschannel449]

l had cataract surgery at 48 and it went great , lf cataracts are affecting your vision you need surgery no matter what age, cataract sugery has a 98% success rate

[@gigicatherine1329]

Agree I'm young to have them. It can be genetic.

[@theodorejay1046]

Yes poor night vision driving is the most pronounced problem I noticed the most.

[@GoodOptometryMorning]

thanks for sharing

[@shaunwilliams8618]

How do you get rid of cataracts??!!

[@mainguy687]

By doing a surgery

[@theosolomon8319]

What does the lack of red? I see blue but not red. Red turns to orange or yellow.

[@ChrisKadaver]

Can chronic reactivation of herpes virus cause cataracts? I have all the symtoms and are only 40 yeard old. Every time I get a relapse of neuropathies I get red eyes or like pins and needles in the eyes just like on the skin. Pretty subtile. But black look grey, I see halos around lights, starbursts, light seem to "bleed" out in dark enviroments so that it looks like the eniroment looks like it filled with fog/mist.

[@GoodOptometryMorning]

I would check with your eye doctor