Author: Gary Wortz MD
Light sensitivity, glare, and other visual disturbances after cataract surgery are common responses that occur as the eye adjusts to the removal of the natural lens and the placement of an...
What Causes Blurry Vision from Cataracts and How Is It Treated?
A cataract is a clouding of the eye’s natural crystalline lens that progressively scatters incoming light, preventing a sharp image from forming on the retina and resulting in blurry vision...
What Are the Early Symptoms of Cataracts to Watch For?
A cataract is a clouding of the eye’s natural lens that progressively obscures the passage of light to the retina, causing gradual vision loss. Because lens proteins break down slowly, early...
How Cataracts Affect Vision
Understanding How Cataracts Change the Way You See
Cataracts affect vision by interfering with how light passes through the eye. As the eye’s natural lens becomes cloudy, light is scattered instead...
What Causes Cataracts and Who Is Most at Risk?
A cataract is a clouding of the eye’s natural crystalline lens caused by the gradual breakdown of organized proteins that normally keep the lens transparent. This condition is the leading...
What Are the Stages of Cataracts and How Do They Progress?
A cataract is a clouding of the eye’s natural crystalline lens caused by degenerative processes that denature and coagulate lens proteins, progressively blocking the passage of light.
This...
Types of Cataracts
Understanding the Different Types of Cataracts and How They Affect Vision
Not all cataracts are the same. While all cataracts involve clouding of the eye’s natural lens, the location of the...
What Are Cataracts? Causes, Symptoms & Types (2026)
A cataract is a clouding of the eye’s natural lens caused by the breakdown and aggregation of crystallin proteins, which scatters light and progressively reduces visual clarity. This...
Are You a Good Candidate for a Multifocal Lens? Cataract Surgeons Explain
Still wondering if a multifocal lens is right for you? Surgeons break down exactly who’s a candidate — and who isn’t.
In this Eye Surgery Today discussion, our doctors explain who tends...









