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Cataract
Is a condition that develops in the lens of the eye. It is an opacity of
the eye’s normally clear, transparent crystalline lens. Cataracts are
made from a protein that has altered from its natural state
(denaturation), destroying and eventually prohibiting required light
from entering into the retina, the part of the eye that receives light.
Often cataracts cause no problems for many years but as the
cataract mature, the cloudiness increases on the lens, the light
reaching the retina decreases and significant sight loss and
perhaps blindness can result. Cataracts are considered a condition
and not a disease therefore they develop for multiple reasons.
Anatomy and Physiology
The eye is a sensitive, highly specialized sense organ subject to
various disorders, many of which lead to impaired vision. The eye
is available for external examination, and its anatomy is more
easily assessed that many other body parts.