The symptoms of cataracts are painless and usually progress in the following order: blurring of details, temporary improvement of farsightedness, changes in color perception, difficulty driving at night, blurring of larger objects, darkening of vision and blindness.

The causes of cataracts are the leading cause of vision loss in theUSA, Africa,Europeand worldwide. This is due to exposure to ultraviolet or infrared light, poor diet, especially one low in antioxidants, obesity, poor digestion, smoking, radiation, have metal poisoning, mineral deficiencies, injury to the eyes, long-term use of steroids, diabetes, down’s syndrome, heredity, pharmaceutical medications.

A cataract is a diseased growth on the eye causing a slow loss of sight by preventing light from entering.