A cataract is a clouding of the eye's normally transparent crystalline lens that scatters and blocks light on its way to the retina, producing progressive, painless loss of vision. Because the lens focuses incoming light to form a sharp image, its opacification leads to blurred or dimmed sight, glare, faded color pe…
A cataract is a clouding of the eye's normally transparent crystalline lens that scatters and blocks light on its way to the retina, producing progressive, painless loss of vision. Because the lens focuses incoming light to form a sharp image, its opacification leads to blurred or dimmed sight, glare, faded color perception, and, if untreated, eventual blindness. Cataracts are most often age-related, developing gradually as lens proteins denature and aggregate over decades, but they may also arise from trauma, metabolic disease such as diabetes, congenital factors, prolonged corticosteroid use, or ultraviolet exposure. They are among the leading causes of treatable visual impairment worldwide. Definitive treatment is surgical: the clouded lens is removed and replaced with an artificial intraocular lens. Research in this field examines surgical technique and technology, including femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery and the lens-fragmentation patterns and tissue effects it produces, incision strategies for correcting coexisting corneal astigmatism, and intraocular lens designs for eyes with deficient capsular support. Related work addresses the biology of lens opacification, including inflammatory and calcium-regulation pathways implicated in cataract formation, as well as vision-screening tools and the broader impact of visual impairment on quality of life. Studies published by the journal reflect these clinical, surgical, and laboratory dimensions of cataract care.
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