A nuclear cataract is a type of cataract that affects the center of the eye's lens, causing cloudy vision. Read about the risk factors, treatment, and outlook.

Nuclear cataracts involve cloudiness or discoloration of the lens that affects a person’s vision. They tend to progress slowly and often affect distance vision rather than near sight.

Cataracts are now affecting younger individuals. Dr. Mandeep Singh Basu highlights the rising cases in people in their 30s ...

nuclear cataracts in the center of the lens; cortical cataracts on the side of the lens, which appear as small streaks; Those with nuclear cataracts may briefly see their vision improve.

Age related cataracts are most commonly found in the nuclear region and cortical cataracts are commonly found in diabetic patients. Cataractogenic radiation damage starts at the anterior surface, ...

Cataract is a leading cause of visual impairment and a potential cause of blindness worldwide. The major risk factors for cataract onset include advancing age, diabetes, and having vitrectomy surgery.

A 56-year-old man has diplopia following cataract surgery. ... in-the-bag posterior chamber IOL in the right eye and a mild-to-moderate nuclear cataract in the left eye.

The eye lens is composed of fibre cells, which develop from the epithelial cells on the anterior surface of the lens1,2,3. Differentiation into a lens fibre cell is accompanied by changes in cell ...

In contrast, Nrf2 activators, such as sulforaphane, have been found to prevent homocysteine- or hydrogen peroxide-induced cataract formation in human lens epithelial cells by increasing nuclear ...