{"id":551,"date":"2025-07-30T10:14:24","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T10:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clients.jvyas.com\/maheshwari-hospital\/?p=551"},"modified":"2026-09-07T05:50:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T05:50:12","slug":"understanding-cataracts-causes-symptoms-and-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.buywpwebsite.com\/eyecare\/understanding-cataracts-causes-symptoms-and-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Cataracts Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Introduction:<\/strong><br>Cataracts are the most common cause of vision loss in people over 50 \u2014 but they\u2019re also one of the most treatable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What Are Cataracts?<\/strong><br>A cataract occurs when the natural lens of the eye becomes cloudy, leading to blurred or dimmed vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Common Symptoms:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Blurred or double vision<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Increased sensitivity to light<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fading of colors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Difficulty seeing at night<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Causes &amp; Risk Factors:<\/strong><br>Aging is the primary cause, but diabetes, smoking, prolonged sun exposure, and eye injuries can contribute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Treatment Options:<\/strong><br>At Maheshwari Eye Hospital, cataract removal is performed using the latest phacoemulsification technique with premium lens implants for clearer, faster recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>When to Consider Surgery:<\/strong><br>When daily activities like reading, driving, or watching TV are affected, it&#8217;s time to consider cataract surgery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A cataract occurs when the natural lens of the eye becomes cloudy, leading to blurred or dimmed vision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":552,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.buywpwebsite.com\/eyecare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.buywpwebsite.com\/eyecare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.buywpwebsite.com\/eyecare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.buywpwebsite.com\/eyecare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.buywpwebsite.com\/eyecare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=551"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/demo.buywpwebsite.com\/eyecare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/551\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2889,"href":"https:\/\/demo.buywpwebsite.com\/eyecare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/551\/revisions\/2889"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.buywpwebsite.com\/eyecare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.buywpwebsite.com\/eyecare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.buywpwebsite.com\/eyecare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.buywpwebsite.com\/eyecare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}