The common symptoms of cataracts include a blurry vision, seeing colours as faded, trouble seeing at night, halos around lights, and increased sensitivity to glare. The other symptoms are a need for frequent changes in the prescription reading glasses and double vision in the affected eye.

The common risk factors of cataracts are increasing age, obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, excessive exposure to sunlight, previous eye injury or inflammation, drinking an excessive amount of alcohol, and prolonged use of corticosteroid medications.

Eye doctors will suggest magnifying lenses, stronger eyeglasses, or sunglasses with an anti-glare coating to those who are not keen for surgery. Surgery is recommended when cataracts affect your daily activities. Surgery for removing a cataract is very safe and has a high success rate and the recommended treatment option.

Although there are ways of managing the symptoms of cataract, surgery is considered to be the best means to treat cataracts. In the surgical procedure for removing a cataract, doctors will extract the cloudy lens and replace it with a clear artificial lens that restores optimal vision.

No, a cataract does not recur after surgery. A cataract is a clouding or opacification of the natural lens due to ageing. Cataract surgery involves removing the natural lens and replacing it with an artificial one. So, cataract cannot recur after surgery.