Cataracts: Risk Factors and Clinical Manifestations

Question 1

Cataracts: Risk Factors

Answer 1

1. Aging
2. Associated ocular conditions such as:
   
   • Infection
   • Myopia
3. Toxic factors
   
   • Nutritional factors
   • Physical factors
4. Systemic diseases such as:
   
   • DM
   • Down syndrome
   • Disorder of lipid metabolism
   • Renal disorders
5. Infections:
   
   • Measles
   • Chicken pox
   • Herpes simplex
   • Herpes zoster
   • Cytomegalovirus
   • Poliomyelitis
   • Influenza
   • Syphilis
   • Toxoplasmosis

Question 2

Cataracts: Clinical manifestations

Answer 2

1. Astigmatism
2. Color of lens changes to more brown
3. Diplopia
4. Light scattering
5. Pinless blurry vision
6. Perceived surroundings as dimmer
7. Reduced visual acuity