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A cataract is the progressive clouding of the eye’s natural lens. It is caused by the aging process as well as other factors that cause proteins in the eye’s lens to join together and form cloudy areas. During the earliest stages, cataracts may not affect vision, but over time, cataracts typically result in blurred or fuzzy vision, loss of color saturation, sensitivity to light and an overall loss of quality of vision.The AOA lists these symptoms for keratitis:
- Red and irritated eyes lasting for an unusually long period of time after lens removal.
- Pain in and around the eyes, especially if that pain progressively worsens.
- Increased sensitivity to light.
- Rapid onset of blurred or fuzzy vision.
- Excessive tearing or discharge.
Laser Vision Correction of farsightedness has been FDA approved since 1998. Treating farsightedness has now become a routine procedure similar to treating nearsightedness. Farsighted patients under 40 can generally achieve both excellent distant and near vision after laser. For those farsighted patients over 40 we can usually give them excellent distance vision and markedly improved reading vision, but they will still need reading glasses for some activities as they get older. In other words, the excimer laser cannot make you younger. One option for both farsighted and nearsighted patients over 40 who want to reduce their dependence on reading glasses is "monovision."