G7: In Focus: Cataracts

A cataract is when your eye's natural lens becomes cloudy. Proteins in your lens break down and cause things to look blurry, hazy or less colorful.

over time, cataracts can make your vision blurry, hazy, or less colorful.

from Johns Hopkins

Drug therapy as alternative to surgery

Your doctor might suggest surgery if your cataracts start getting in the way of everyday activities like reading, driving, or watching TV.

When your prescription glasses can't clear your vision, the only effective treatment for cataracts is surgery.

up to 50 percent of people who undergo cataract surgery have lens cells at the back of their artificial lenses five to 10 years later.