How to treat cataracts?

My vision began to blur, and the doctor said it was the onset of cataracts. Am I at risk of blindness?

Tamara, Kaluga

Irina Samorodskaya , Doctor of Medical Sciences, Chief Researcher of the Scientific Center for Cardiovascular Surgery named after. A. N. Bakuleva RAMS:

– Cataract is one of the most common eye diseases in older people, which is manifested by impaired transparency of the lens. Vision decreases gradually, a person begins to see as if through foggy glass, then feels spots and stripes flickering before the eyes, photophobia, double vision appear, and difficulties arise when reading.

Age-related cataracts appear when the metabolic processes of the lens are disrupted; it can develop due to genetic predisposition, eye injury, diabetes, radiation or increased radiation.

Treatment is surgical only. If you delay it, a serious complication may arise in the form of secondary glaucoma, which causes blindness. The operation can be performed at any age and does not require general anesthesia or a long hospital stay. During the operation, the lens is removed and an artificial one is implanted in its place.