The cloudiness of the eye lens, often referred to as cataract, is a dangerous condition
As a result of the progressing cataract, visual acuity is impaired, and in some cases even complete loss of vision. People who drive a car or are still working professionally report cataract surgery relatively early, while others living in a known environment function quite well in it even when vision from cataracts falls to 20/100 or even 20/200.
Cataracts may be genetically conditioned or acquired
Acquired cataract is a consequence of developing diabetes due to old age and even eye injury. Well-known Polish ophthalmologist Professor dr. hab. med. Jerzy Szaflik claims that cataract is the main cause of blindness in the world. He believes that currently about 15 million people are blind because of it, and it is predicted that in 2025 this number may increase to 40 million.
Typical causes of cataracts acquired prematurely
It has been found that smoking has a decisive influence on the development of cataracts. Studies have shown that human cataracts with cataracts have a significantly higher concentration of copper, lead and cadmium than in healthy lenses. Follow-up indicates smoking as a probable source of cadmium. Accumulation of cadmium can in turn cause deposition in the copper and lead lens.
Surgical treatment has been used since time immemorial
Cataracts, for thousands of years occupied doctors who operated on it with better or worse results. In the Ebers papyrus we have mention of one of the first ophthalmic surgeons named Pepi-Ankh_Or-Iri, who surgically removed cataracts. He was the court ophthalmologist of the VI dynasty. It is believed that cataract occurs after the age of 70 in most people to a greater or lesser extent.
Contemporary cataract surgery
The current cataract cataract extraction according to statistics improves the vision, even in 95%, but their evaluation in optical tests with corrective glasses is different, and different in the subjective assessment of the patient and his ability to move around in the environment. The reason is the aphakia that appears frequently after the operation, that is the disturbance of the mechanism of correct distance assessment.
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