How does a cataract affect vision?
Because cataracts are generally slow growing, in the first few years of development most people who have cataracts are unaware of their formation. Vision changes are usually slight and gradual. As months and years pass, most people become somewhat accustomed to their decreased visual status. A person with advancing cataract formation will experience increasing levels of blurry or hazy vision. Some people describe it as “looking through a fog.” You may experience a glare or a halo around bright lights. As the lens of the eye becomes cloudier, colors may appear dull or washed out. Most people will require bright light to assist reading and they will generally find driving at night extremely difficult. Cataracts do not cause pain, although some people may experience discomfort and/or eyestrain from excessive glare and loss of vision. Cataracts generally cause a much more rapid change in your eyeglass prescription than previously experienced. In addition, these changes are frequently in a
