Understanding Cataracts In Seniors. Cataract is a cloudy eye lens on a part that is usually clear and would obscure the vision. This is a very common disease.
The transparent part of the eye lens is behind the pupil (the black dot in the middle of the eye) that serves to focus light on the retina. With the presence of cataracts, the light coming into the eye become obstructed. Cataracts usually occur when a person enters old age.
Cataract condition gradually will increase so as to obstruct vision. A lot of people with that ultimately require surgery to replace a broken lens is an artificial lens.
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Cataract sufferers in Indonesia
Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness in the world. Cataracts can also occur in infants and children (children's cataract), although the chances are very small. The disease is commonly found in people of advanced age cataract and known as the seniors.
In Indonesia, it is estimated there are about 210,000 new sufferers each year and more than 50% of blindness in Indonesia is caused by cataracts.
Things Can be a symptom of Cataracts
Cataracts often strike both eyes, although the level of both conditions could be different. The disease can evolve for years without being felt by the sufferer.
Cataracts do not cause pain or irritation. The sufferer will usually experience a vague vision and foggy, otherwise it will appear mottled or splotchy when her eyesight is less clear.
Cataracts can also affect your view in the following way:
- The eye is sensitive to light that dazzle.
- Hard to see when the light is Dim or very light.
- All become visible.
- All look like it has a tinge of yellow or brown.
- The size of the lens of the glasses had changed.
- You like seeing halos around bright lights, such as street lights or car headlights.
- Vision color fades or becomes unclear.
Consult your Optician
Consult your optician (expert goggles lens) If you feel there are issues so that your eyesight can be checked. If there is a sudden change in your eyesight, immediately perform an examination of the eye.
Optician will examine the eye with of talmoskop. This tool will clarify the appearance of the eye and pull out a bright light so the optician can see the inside of the eye,including checking the condition of the lens of your eye.
If there is a cataract, you are advised to consult an eye specialist who can provide a diagnosis and plan your treatment process.
Factors Cause Cataracts in Seniors
The cause of cataracts is not yet known for sure. As we get older, the proteins that form the lens of the eye is getting changed. It makes the lens of the eye that had been clear, turned into a murky. Until recently, is not yet known how the aging process can culminate in change of the protein in the lens of the eye.
Several other factors that will heighten your risk of cataracts are affected:
- Exposure of the eyes to sunlight for a long time.
- Some health conditions such as diabetes or inflammation in the central part of the eye (uveitis) long term.
- Corticosteroids overdose drug high drinking for a long time.
- Never underwent eye surgery.
- Cataract in the family history or lineage.
- Unhealthy diet and lack of vitamins.
- Liquor consumption in large quantities on a regular basis
- Smoke
Prevention of cataracts is still unknown because the real cause is still unclear.
Treatment Of Cataracts In Seniors Through Operation Process
Glasses and the brighter lights might help cataracts which is light, but cataracts will develop over time and eventually the sufferer will need surgery.
The only step that proved most effective treatment is surgery. Healing effects of the operation will be greatly felt especially for cataract sufferers already impeding daily activities, such as driving or reading.
In cataract surgery, lens murky will be lifted and replaced with a clear plastic lens. The operation is usually performed with local for anesthesia so that your eyes becomenumb. Because it includes small operations, then usually not need to stay in hospital.
Despite the recovery from surgery will take some time (from a few days up to a week), almost all the people who need it most will feel the improvement in their sight.Sufferers can usually return to normal routines within two weeks after the operation.
Plastic lenses in your eyes adjusted to a specific level of vision. After opersi, the wearing of glasses will be needed to help eyesight far or near. Similarly if you have eyeglasses, lens size can be changed. It is recommended to wait for the restore to finish before making a new pair of glasses.
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