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What are the symptoms of cataracts?

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Poor vision: Depends on density and type of cataract but often: decreased vision, dim, cloudy, hazy, blurry, smudged, loss of sharp edges, glare from lights, haloes around lights, loss of color, difficulty seeing at night, more nearsightedness, can't do regular activities because of vision, etc.

Answered 2/6/2012

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Constant decreases: Almost any type of decreased or distorted vision can be caused by cataracts. It is important to note that whatever deficit occurs, it is constant. That is, it is not better one day and worse the next, but rather slowly progressive.

Answered 11/13/2012

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Dr. Sandra Lora Cremers answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

Glare, halo, blurry: Cataracts (a white lens change): most often due to/made worse by (most common first): aging, genetics predisposition, excessive sun exposure, smoking, diabetes, steroid medication, previous trauma, inflammation, infection in the eye causing inflammation; previous intraocular eye surgery; other genetic conditions; can be congenital; Symptoms: glare especially at night; cloudy vision, decreased VA.

Answered 12/5/2014

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Dr. Tal Raviv answered

Blurry vision: Cataracts, a cloudiness in the natural lens of the eye, can cause different types of blurry vision syimptoms such as glare, fuzziness, haze, loss of clarity. This can lead to difficulty in driving, reading and other daily tasks.

Answered 7/5/2012

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Blurry vision: There are many symptoms of cataracts from early ones like glare, poor night vision, blurry vision at extremes of vision. Eventually the cataracts will progress and a film will seem to cover the vision, more light will be needed, color vision changes, and finally a loss of best corrected vision. Cataracts are a leading cause of vision loss in the world where cataract surgery is not as available.

Answered 4/1/2014

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Dr. Jay Bradley answered

Specializes in Cornea, Cataract, & Refractive (LASIK & PRK) Surgery

Cataract symptoms: Cataract symptoms include blurred vision, glare and haloes, decreased reading or computer vision, difficult performing visual tasks.

Answered 9/30/2012

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