It is unfortunate but the chances of you getting cataracts later
in life is almost a certainty. More than ninety percent of
people over sixty-five is affected by this degenerative eye
disorder. It is the number one cause of blindness in the United
States of America. Cataracts occur when the crystalline lens of
the eye [...] In cataract the lens of the eye becomes
progressively cloudy and fogged. Vision continues to fail,
becoming fuzzy and blurred; double vision occurs frequently.
Typically cataracts develop after the age of sixty and often
affect both eyes simultaneously. Besides age (senile cataracts),
other predisposing factors include injuries (traumatic
cataracts), diabetes, iritis, infections, long-continued
exposure to radiation, as from infrared or heat waves,
microwaves, and X-rays (secondary cataracts), and inherited
tendencies and birth defects (congenital cataracts). The only
effective treatment for cataracts is surgery; though, there are
some natural things you can do to prevent and slow down the