Home Remedies for Cataract.
Cataract is a common eye disease. A cataract refers to an area of the lens of a person's eye that
has become whitish and opaque instead of remaining clear. The result is that the person cannot
see clearly.
The crystalline lens, through which light travels into the interior of the eye, is situated just behind
the iris or colored portion of the eye. In cataract, this lens becomes opaque, hence, seriously
hampering the entrance of light into the eye. Blindness ensues when no light rays can permeate
the opacity of the lens.
The first sign of cataract is blurred vision. The patient finds it difficult to see things in focus. As the
disease progresses, the patient may get double vision or spots, or both. At first, vision in twilight
may be better than in full daylight since light is admitted round the more widely-dilated pupil in
the dark. In the advanced stage, objects and persons may appear as mere blobs of light, and
there is a grayish-white discoloration in the pupil.
There are three factors which contribute to the loss of transparency of the lens. These are
deterioration in the nutrition of the lens which diminishes the vitality and resistance of the
delicate lens fibres;, deposits of acids and salts between the lens fibres which have an irritating
effect on the lens tissues and exert an increasing pressure on its delicate fibres, gradually
destroying them; and disintegration of lens fibres which cloud the entire lens in the absence of
appropriate measures.
As in the case of most diseases, poisons in the blood stream due to dietetic errors and a faulty
style of living, are the real cause of cataract The toxic matter in the blood stream spreads
throughout the body to find shelter in any available weak spot. It strikes the lens if it has become
weak through strain, excessive use of the eyes, and local irritation. The condition becomes worse
with the passage of time and then a cataract starts developing. Other causes of cataract are
stress and strain; excessive intake of alcoholic drinks, sugar, and salt; smoking; certain physical
ailments such as gastro-intestinal or gall-bladder disturbances; diabetes; vitamin deficiencies;
fatty acid intolerance; ageing; radiation; side-effects of drugs that have been prescribed for other
diseases.
Cataract is a common eye disease. A cataract refers to an area of the lens of a person's eye that
has become whitish and opaque instead of remaining clear. The result is that the person cannot
see clearly.
The crystalline lens, through which light travels into the interior of the eye, is situated just behind
the iris or colored portion of the eye. In cataract, this lens becomes opaque, hence, seriously
hampering the entrance of light into the eye. Blindness ensues when no light rays can permeate
the opacity of the lens.
The first sign of cataract is blurred vision. The patient finds it difficult to see things in focus. As the
disease progresses, the patient may get double vision or spots, or both. At first, vision in twilight
may be better than in full daylight since light is admitted round the more widely-dilated pupil in
the dark. In the advanced stage, objects and persons may appear as mere blobs of light, and
there is a grayish-white discoloration in the pupil.
There are three factors which contribute to the loss of transparency of the lens. These are
deterioration in the nutrition of the lens which diminishes the vitality and resistance of the
delicate lens fibres;, deposits of acids and salts between the lens fibres which have an irritating
effect on the lens tissues and exert an increasing pressure on its delicate fibres, gradually
destroying them; and disintegration of lens fibres which cloud the entire lens in the absence of
appropriate measures.
As in the case of most diseases, poisons in the blood stream due to dietetic errors and a faulty
style of living, are the real cause of cataract The toxic matter in the blood stream spreads
throughout the body to find shelter in any available weak spot. It strikes the lens if it has become
weak through strain, excessive use of the eyes, and local irritation. The condition becomes worse
with the passage of time and then a cataract starts developing. Other causes of cataract are
stress and strain; excessive intake of alcoholic drinks, sugar, and salt; smoking; certain physical
ailments such as gastro-intestinal or gall-bladder disturbances; diabetes; vitamin deficiencies;
fatty acid intolerance; ageing; radiation; side-effects of drugs that have been prescribed for other
diseases.
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