Below are the latest findings on eye cataract and we hope that this information will be highly beneficial for you. Some of them might seem unbelievable but studies and researches conducted so far have shown that they are indeed true.
Caffeine to Prevent Cataract
As unbelievable as it might sound, caffeine can have positive effect on preventing the formation of cataract. According to a study that conducted by University of Maryland School of Medicine, it is believed that caffeine can protect the lens against damage that further could lead to development of cataracts. The researchers hypothesized that caffeine may prevent the intraocular generation of reactive oxygen species in the lens and consequent damage to the tissue.
Diabetes or high level of sugar in the blood system can cause a lot of problem to your body system and which your eyes are not spared. The diabetic condition that presents in the body will gradually damage the eyes pace by pace which including lens, retina, optic nerve, vitreous and etc. The scariest part about this is most patients would not notice any of symptoms until it is too late. Most damages might have happened long before the patient detects any change or deterioration in the vision. That’s why diabetic eye damage is often refer to as ‘silent eye disease’ (apart from glaucoma).
Some of the vision problem that caused by diabetes include frequent vision fluctuations, reduced vision due to the damage of optic nerve, impermanent paralysis of eye muscles, diabetic retinopathy and double vision. Moreover, people with diabetes are more prone to developing eye cataract even at a very young age. Cataract is an eye disorder that develops due to natural aging process but for a diabetic patient it becomes a symptom of the diabetes itself.
The only known treatment for cataract is none other than undergoing a cataract surgery procedure. Until know, doctor and medical research have not actually found a viable way other than has it removed through a surgical procedure. During the surgery, the cloudy lens is removed and replaced with an artificial lens known as intraocular lens.
Basically when cataracts happen to develop, the natural lens of the eye will need to be replaced, especially when the cataract has reached the ripen stage (a condition where it interferes the patient daily activities very much. It might also lead to blindness if nothing is done to it). The implant lens will restore the eye’s normal focusing ability, just as how a natural lens does its job. Sometimes, the capsule that supports the lens can become cloudy too and which the patients would have to undergo a second laser surgery to open the cloudy capsule to restore the vision to normal again. This is known as secondary cataract, which is not risky and much safer to remove.
