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Cataract


What is cataract?

A cataract is a clouding of the eye's clear lens. This prevents the passage of light into the eye needed for vision. Cataracts start out small and have little effect on vision at first. But as the cataract grows, it clouds more of the lens. Symptoms include painless blurring of vision, double vision in one eye, fading or yellowing of colors and sensitivity to light and glare.

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Revised: Monday, September 14, 2009

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