 [ Symptoms ] i always use protection and i recently was diagnosed with genital herpes is that possible and how  my partner ive been with for 5 months has never shown any signs of an outbreak or even mouth sores [ Disease ] the answer to your question is yes and no  or more specifically no and yes  cataracts are cloudy areas on the lens of the eye these cloudy areas can make it hard to see if your cataracts get bad enough you can have minor surgery to remove the cloudy lens and replace it with a clear one cataracts themselves do not cause headaches however if your cataracts cause you to squint a lot or hold reading materials very close to your face these activities can cause you to get a headache i guess you could say cataracts can indirectly cause you to get a headache if you have cataracts and believe they are causing you to have headaches see an ophthalmologist to find out if it is time for you to have your cataracts treated wishing you well