Subcapsular Cataract

Subcapsular cataract

        The subcapsular cataract is relatively uncommon. It affects the back of the lens and progresses faster than other cataract. The subcapsular cataract causes blurriness and delusion. The onset of this kind of cataract it is fast and its symptoms can develop over months, rather than years as at the other types of cataract.

       The subcapsular cataract starts under the lenses capsule and it is a small, opaque field. The subcapsular cataract it is usually placed at the back of the lens. It is often staying in the way of your reading vision. It reduces your sight in bright light and causes delusions and halos in the night around light. Affects the view in a disproportionately way because the opacity is located in the intersection point of the rays of light from the watched object. The patients who suffer from diabetes are more likely "to get hit" by the subcapsular cataract.

       The subcapsular cataract is only one type of cataract. Another type of cataract is the nuclear cataract. A nuclear cataract installs in the center of the crystalline. In the incipient phase, as the lens reduces the light, you can become shortsighted or you can notice an improvement in your reading view. Some patients actually stop from wearing glasses. Unfortunately this vision disappears with the time, as your view is starting to get blurred.

       With the time the lens may change its color in brown. The driving in the night may be a problem. You may even can not distinguish between blue or purple. Nuclear cataracts may take years to develop. This type of cataract is usually found at older people.

       The last type of cataract is the cortical cataract. The cortical cataract is experienced by glaring. Patients with this kind of cataract have experience problems with the glare. In their sight everything is white.

Subcapsular cataract pictures

       Each type of cataract affects the sight in a different manner. Exists the possibility that a patient to have more than one type of cataract in the same time. Only an eye specialist can diagnose the different types of cataract and give a treatment. The specialist helps the patients to decide if they want and really need a cataract surgery to fix the sight.

       Studies are shown that specialist don't know the real reason why the lens changes with the age. A cause may be the molecules which are unstable. The smoking and the exposure in the sun may be another cause. But these are not the only causes of cataracts. Some patients develop them from childhood or are born with this disease.

       The cataract doesn't present any danger to your health, only when the lens becomes completely white you should start to frighten. If this happens you will experience headaches, pains and inflammations. You could prevent the cataract by wearing glasses, or by trying to take natural medications like vitamins , minerals and drink herbal teas. But all these don't assure that your cataract will stop to develop.

        Try a healthy lifestyle. Eat proper, and as much natural food as you can, stop smoking, make some physical exercises and get a lot of rest. If you suffer from diabetes, control your blood sugar and you can stop or at least delay your cataract.