Font size
Causes of Cataract
Aging - It is the most common cause of cataract. The proteins within the lens of the eye begin to bind to each other and become stiffer with age, causing the lens to become opaque. So most frequently cataracts occur to senior patients.
Cataract
The following are others factors that increase the risk of cataract in younger people:
- Diabetes
- Excessive ultraviolet-light exposure
- Serious myopia
- Smoking
- Long-term use of steroid medicines
- Imbalance diet
- Long-term dehydration
- Trauma to the eye or eye surgery such as glaucoma surgery
- Congenital cataract
