Symptoms of Cataracts

It is possible to have small cataracts and experience no noticeable change in vision. However the more common symptoms of cataracts, which affect vision are:

• Clouded or Blurred Vision: The compromise of sharp defined vision may be experienced.  Individuals may express the loss of fine detail or fading of outlines, blurred into the distance. There may be the visual sensation of looking through a foggy window or blurred camera lens.
• Color Fade: Colors may seem less bright and faded. These colors may also take on a yellowish appearance or tint.
• Sensitivity to Light and Glare: Headaches may be experienced as a result of glaring lights and growing light sensitivity. The appearance of a halo might surround light omitting objects. As the eyes work to focus and interrupt the lighted images, eyestrain may occur.
• Poor Night Vision: As the light sensitivity increases, driving at night may become increasingly difficult as the strain upon the eyes, challenge focusing, distance blur, and halo appearance occurs. It is possible to experience difficulty when reading, as you may require more light and or indirect
  lighting.
• Double Vision: (This symptom of cataracts may lessen or clear entirely as the cataracts grow). Double or multiple image vision may be a symptom of smaller or early developing cataracts. Each eye may perceive an image independently of the other eye, thus duplicating or multiplying the image.
• Frequent Changes in Your Vision: Though cataracts gradually cloud your vision, the frequent change in your prescription of contact lenses may be an indicating symptom of cataracts. The most common change in vision occurs as close up images become clearer, while the images at a distance become more compromised. The change in your vision prescription is experienced more frequently or rapid in comparison to the regular change in vision.