Cataract is a clouding of the eye's natural lens. Cataracts develop due to a variety of reasons, including long-term exposure to ultraviolet light, exposure to radiation, secondary effects of diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and advanced age, or trauma (possibly much earlier) but  usually due to lack of sufficient protein. The eye lens is mostly made of water and protein. The protein keeps the lens clear and lets light pass through it. As we age, some of the protein may clump together and start to cloud a small area of the lens. This is cataract, and over time, it may grow larger and cloud more of the lens, making it harder to see.

Cataract destroys the vision of thousands of elderly across the nation every year. A cataract operation costs merely Rs.1000 with intra ocular lens. For want of a simple operation many are unable to see. More than 80% of the 12 million blind people in India, can’t see due to cataract. HelpAge India conducts thousands of free cataract surgeries every year.

 

 

 

 

 

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