Cataract Diet and Symptoms
September 16th, 2008As you develop cataracts your vision becomes fuzzy and night driving becomes difficult. Eventually you will be unable to see. Over 40,000 Americans become blind each year because of cataract. Most cataract conditions are found in the elderly. But cataracts are not a result of growing old; they are a result of free radical damage to the eye lens causing it to become opaque. Other symptoms of cataracts are:
Changes in color perception
Blurring of large objects
Vision becoming darker
Blurring of vision
Improvement of farsightedness, which is temporary
Free Radicals
The amount of free radicals that you consume or are exposed to is based on your lifestyle. Changing lifestyle when you know you are starting to form cataracts can help to stop their progression. Main lifestyle conditions are smoking, stress, excess sun exposure, poor diet, and breathing poor quality air. Adding antioxidant supplements to your diet is necessary to help control the damage caused by free radicals.