Cataracts is the clouding of the lens of the eye that is generally clear. Generally, for those suffering from cataracts vision is difficult but not completely lost. Many describe living with cataracts as looking through a frosted window and reading, driving, and any details or specifics are difficult to see. There is also cataracts surgery that can effectively improve cataracts for many sufferers. Cataracts is mostly an age related condition. Diabetes and other eye procedures can also lead to the development of cataracts in the eye. Some other risk factors include excessive sunlight exposure, smoking, hypertension, eye injury, medications, and alcoholism. Signs and symptoms of cataracts includes difficulty seeing at night, light sensitivity, …show more content…
Any type of glaucoma is when the nerve connecting the eye with the brain has been damaged. The damage causing glaucoma is usually due to high eye pressure. Whereas cataracts is a natural normally age related condition glaucoma is caused by the damage to the optic nerve. Open-angle glaucoma is the most common type of glaucoma with a slower rate of vision loss. Open-angle glaucoma is caused by clogging of drainage canals which increases eye pressure. There is a wide open angle in between the cornea and the iris and is slow to develop. The wide open angle between the iris and cornea gives the name open-angle glaucoma. Open-angle glaucoma generally goes unnoticed. The effects of this glaucoma are gradual and have no noticeable symptoms. Angle-closure glaucoma is also called narrow-angle glaucoma and is less common and caused by drainage canals that are blocked. With angle-closure glaucoma the intraocular pressure experiences a sudden increase and has a closed angle between the cornea and iris. Angle-closure is quick developing and is very noticeable compared to open-angle glaucoma that goes fairly unnoticed. Angle-closure glaucoma will need medical attention soon. Some signs of angle-closure glaucoma include nausea, pain, headache, and blurry