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A cataract is a clouding of the lens in the eye that affects vision. Most cataracts are related to aging. Cataracts are very common in older people. A cataract can occur in either or both eyes, but cannot spread from one eye to the other.
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Updated January 2008
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Cataract
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myDr
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A cataract is a clouding of the natural lens that focuses light inside the eye.
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Jan 2008
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Cataracts explained
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Better Health Channel
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A cataract is a clouding of the normally clear lens of the eye. Cataracts are treated by removing the cloudy lens of the eye with surgery. Currently, we do not know how to prevent cataracts, but sun protection and quitting smoking may help.
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Nov 2006
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AcrySof? ReSTOR? Multifocal Intraocular Lens
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Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures - Surgical (ASERNIP-S)
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ASERNIP-S has performed a prioritising summary on AcrySof? ReSTOR? Multifocal Intraocular Lens.
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Mar 2006
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Cataracts
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myDr
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A cataract, an area of opaqueness (cloudiness) in the lens of the eye, can be caused by excessive sunlight, diabetic complications and injury.
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Aug 2005
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Sun protection with sunglasses
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myDr
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Experts say that sunglasses help prevent cataracts. They recommend wearing them whenever the light is bright enough to make you squint, even on cloudy days and especially at high elevations.
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Oct 2004
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Congenital cataracts
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Sydney Children's Hospital,The Children's Hospital at Westmead
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The cause of most cataracts cannot be identified. Symptoms of cataracts are outlined along with an explanation of what happens to the eye when a cataract forms.
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Aug 2000
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