A cataract refers to a cloudy lens in the eye. The intraocular lens is usually but not always clear in young people. As we age, the lens becomes yellow and cloudy resulting in:

• trouble distinguishing colours


• hazy vision


• increased sensitivity to glare


• haloing


• most commonly the lens is replaced with an artificial one, and vision is restored


• there are over 1.5 million cataract surgeries in North America annually and over 95% of these are successful.

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