What causes cataracts?
Normally, with the arrival of old age many people feel a change in their vision when everything appears to be cloudy. This is when they suspect of getting affected by cataracts and ask themselves what were the possible causes that lead to this disease. Read on to know what a cataract is and what its common causes are. Defining Cataracts Before knowing the causes of cataracts, it is essential that you first know what actually cataracts are. ‘Cataracts’ is a term generally referred to as a disease that usually affects people around the age of 70 and above and it causes a blurred vision. The word ‘cataract’ was derived from a Latin word “Cataracta”, meaning waterfall. Metaphorically, this Latin term has been used to denote this disease because of blurring in the eyes, which is also caused temporarily when we see a waterfall from a close distance. Age Factor The first and the most common cause of a cataract is age. As we grow older our lens also grow older and start loosing their natural c
