A cataract is a clouding of the normally clear lens of your eyes. Clouded vision caused by cataracts can make it more difficult to read, drive a car (especially at night) or see the expression on a person’s face.
At first, the cloudiness in your vision caused by a cataract may affect only a small part of the eye’s lens and you may be unaware of any vision loss. As the cataract grows larger, it clouds more of your lens and distorts the light passing through the lens. This may lead to signs and symptoms you’re more likely to notice such as
• Clouded, blurred or dim vision
• Increasing difficulty with vision at night
• Sensitivity to light and glare
• Seeing “halos” around lights
• Frequent changes in eyeglass or contact lens prescription
• Fading or yellowing of colors
• Double vision in a single eye
Cause of Cataract
• Most cataracts develop when aging or through injury
• Some cataracts are related to inherited genetic disorders
• Cataracts can also be caused by other eye conditions or medical conditions such as diabetes, trauma or post eye surgery.
• Long-term use of steroid medications, too, can cause cataracts to develop.
• Other causes may be heavy metal poisoning, poor diet, eye infection, prolonged exposure to sunlight, harmful radiation etc
Homeopathy is the safest and natural mode of treatment for cataract. In the early stage, when the cataract starts to develop, these medicines are known to halt or retard clouding of the lens. They are equally helpful in restoring blurred vision. Thus, medicines help avoid surgery and its side effects such as infection, bleeding, and retinal detachment. Homeopathic medicines for cataract are, therefore, beneficial for the opacity of the lens and stops further progression of the disease.
Some of the challenging areas of cataract that we have homeopathic remedies for are as follows;
• Cataracts that affect the center of the lens (nuclear cataracts). A nuclear cataract may at first cause you to become more nearsighted or even experience a temporary improvement in your reading vision. But with time, the lens gradually turns more densely yellow and further clouds your vision.
As the cataract slowly progresses, the lens may even turn brown. Advanced yellowing or browning of the lens can lead to difficulty distinguishing between shades of color.
• Cataracts that affect the edges of the lens (cortical cataracts). A cortical cataract begins as whitish, wedge-shaped opacities or streaks on the outer edge of the lens cortex.
As it slowly progresses, the streaks extend to the center and interfere with light passing through the center of the lens. People with cortical cataracts often experience problems with glare.
• Cataracts that affect the back of the lens (posterior subcapsular cataracts). A posterior subcapsular cataract starts as a small, opaque area that usually forms near the back of the lens, right in the path of light on its way to the retina.
A posterior subcapsular cataract often interferes with your reading vision, reduces your vision in bright light, and causes glare or halos around lights at night.
• Cataracts you’re born with (congenital cataracts). Some people are born with cataracts or develop them during childhood. Such cataracts may be the result of the mother having contracted an infection during pregnancy.
These cataracts also may be due to certain conditions, such as myotonic dystrophy, galactosemia, Lowe’s syndrome or rubella.
For more information, consultation, treatment, purchase of herbal and homeopathic medicines for any kind of Cataracts, other eyes related challenges or health issues; kindly contact the Clinical Herbalist, Oluwafunmise on 08028366901 or 08183554665.
