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Can Untreated Cataracts cause Blindness? | Hypermature Cataract-Dr.Sriram Ramalingam|Doctors' Circle

Subscribe to    / @doctors-circle  World's Largest Health Platform    / @doctorscirclehindi   दुनिया का सबसे बड़ा हेल्थ प्लेटफार्म    / @doctorscircle-knowyourdoctor   Know Your Doctor Dr. Sriram Ramalingam | Phone 📞 +91 80 2343 1020 (Online & in-person appointment can be booked online or by call) | Registration No: 56047 Karnataka Medical Council, 2000 Consultant Ophthalmologist | Pradnya Nethralaya Sultanpalya, Bengaluru, India Cataract, what is cataract? In the eye there is a natural lens which we call as human lens. The lens is made of proteins this lens helps in focusing the ray of light from the outside source onto the retina. The retina then converts the rays of light into electrical signals and this electrical signals are transmitted by the optic nerve to the brain. So the eye is basically a receiving station the brain is the main processor and we see through the eye . When the human lens becomes opaque we call this condition as cataract cataract is the most common cause of reversible blindness. Cataract occurs because of aging process just like the hair on our head turns gray as we start getting old so does the lens inside the eye which is made up of proteins also turns gray. This is a gradual process so it passes through various stages. You may have what is called as a nuclear cataract where the center part of the lens gets affected or it is called as a cortical cataract where the peripheral part of the lens gets affected by cataract. When the cataract is not treated it passes through various stages we call this nuclear cataract can be graded according to the density or hardness as grade 1 2 3 4 which depends upon the color and the hardness of the nucleus. Cortical cataract also passes through various stages. Initially it must be a minimal cortical cataract as the cortical cataract progresses it may lead to a condition what is called as a mature cataract. If this mature cataract is not operated it can lead to what is called as a hypermature cra what happens in hyper mature cataract is the cortex starts becoming liquefied and the nucleus that is present in the center start shrinking if here again the Cataract is not operated liquefied cataract starts leaking out of the cataract lens and this leads to a condition what is called as glaucoma or what is called as lens induced glaucoma. So hypermature cataract is an complication of not having undergone cataract surgery which leads to complications which can lead to what is called lens induced glaucoma. Lens induced glaucoma causes severe pain redness watering and as the pressure remains high. It can damage the optic nerve which carries the impulses to the brain and even it can lead to irreversible damage or loss of vision to the eye. So cataract as I told you first is the most common cause of reversible blindness. If this cataract leads to hypermature cataract it can lead to irreversible blindness. So one should not allow the Cataract to the reach a stage of hypermaturity and go to this complications. The decrease in vision is the important symptom of any cataract. So if there's a decrease in vision kindly get your eye examined by an ophthalmologist. #cataract #ophthalmology #cataractsurgery #eyecare #eyesurgery #eyedoctor #eye #ophthalmologist #glaucoma #vision