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It’s an age-related process but even juveniles and babies can develop cataracts at a much younger age. Probably 99% of cases are with patients over the age of 40.
Cataract is usually an ageing problem commonly presented in older patients. Some are born with congenital cataract and usually this is due to some disease. For example, the mother has chickenpox during pregnancy and this causes some lens proteins in the eye to become faulty.
No. It's a question of degree. At the age of 67, the likelihood is that 80% of people will have some degree of cataracts. So, sometimes they grow very slowly from the outside approaching the center. The only symptoms he might show are only might occur only under certain lighting conditions early symptoms of cataracts are a little bit of glare and shadowing or hazy vision. These are the mild and early signs of someone with maybe the tiniest bit of cataract but is not yet hindering his vision because it is not yet growing so rapidly.
Who is eligible for LASIK and Lenticule Treatments? LASIK or lenticule treatments like SMILE and the upcoming CLEAR by Ziemer are refractive laser surgeries that can be done from 18 to 60 years old, including people with presbyopia. The aim is to reduce our dependence on glasses and contact lenses. Are LASIK and Lenticule Treatments Suitable for People Close to Presbyopic Age? For those who are close to presbyopic age, I usually offer a trial of monovision with trial frames (trial glasses in the clinic) and aim for a small residual myopia of about 100degree in the non-dominant eye.
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