Cataract Specialists in Tilak Nagar, Delhi
A cataract is the clouding of the eye's natural lens, which is normally clear, causing progressively blurred, hazy, or dim vision as light entering the eye is s…
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Causes of Cataract
The most common cause is age-related degeneration of proteins within the lens, which gradually clump together and cloud it over decades. Other contributing factors include prolonged ultraviolet light exposure, diabetes, smoking, long-term corticosteroid use, previous eye injury or intraocular surgery, and a family history of early cataracts. Congenital cataracts can occur due to intrauterine infections or inherited genetic conditions.