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Can cataracts increase the chances that I will develop another eye condition?

April 26, 2017Cataracts condition develop eye increase

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Can cataracts increase the chances that I will develop another eye condition?

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Because a cataract affects the part of the eye that is responsible for refracting light, it will sometimes cause a refraction error such as nearsightedness or farsightedness. And rarely, if left to mature, a cataract can eventually become so large that it causes a type of glaucoma.