Why does your vision go blurry if you have a cataract?

How Cataracts Affect Your Vision. In a normal eye, light enters and passes through the lens. The lens focuses that light into a sharp image on the retina, which relays messages through the optic nerve to the brain. If the lens is cloudy from a cataract, the image you see will be blurry.

Can cataracts cause intermittent cloudy vision?

Your lens is usually clear, so cataracts make it seem like you’re looking through a foggy window. This is the most common cause of cloudy vision. As cataracts continue to grow, they can interfere with your daily life and make it more difficult to see things sharply or clearly.

Does blurry vision come and go with cataracts?

In the early stages, cataracts can cause: Blurry Vision: You may notice that your vision looks blurry or cloudy. If your cataract is small, blurred vision may come and go. Some people also experience double vision.

Can you see cataracts in the mirror?

If left untreated, a cataract will naturally continue to progress. In some cases, the maturing cataract becomes completely white and can be seen in the mirror or by others.

Why do our eyes get foggy with age?

Unfortunately, as we grow older two things happen to the lens: it clouds up and it becomes less pliable. The clouding of the lens–or cataract–forces an image to travel through a distorted medium, resulting in diminished vision.

Can glasses help with cataracts?

While prescription glasses cannot directly treat or cure cataracts, the right prescription lenses can help to correct blurry vision and other vision problems caused by cataracts. For example, many people who have cataracts will experience a change in their corrective vision prescription.

How long do new lenses last after cataract surgery?

A cataract lens will last a lifetime, and the vast majority of patients do not experience any complications with their lenses after cataract surgery. In fact, the most common post-cataract surgery issue has nothing to do with your lens in particular.