{"id":170,"date":"2011-10-11T11:04:57","date_gmt":"2011-10-11T11:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eyecarecaribbean.com\/site\/eyecarecaribbean\/2011\/10\/11\/cataract-quiz\/"},"modified":"2011-10-11T11:04:57","modified_gmt":"2011-10-11T11:04:57","slug":"cataract-quiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eyecarecaribbean.com\/site\/ecc\/web\/cataract-quiz\/","title":{"rendered":"Cataract Quiz"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cataracts: what do you know?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Answer true or false to the following questions:<\/p>\n

1. A cataract is a cloudy area in the lens of the eye.<\/p>\n

True or False<\/p>\n

2. Cataracts develop quickly and painfully.<\/p>\n

True or False<\/p>\n

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3. Visual problems, such as difficulty seeing at night, are symptoms of a cataract.<\/p>\n

True or False<\/p>\n

4. Cataracts usually occur in adults, but can be present at or shortly after birth.<\/p>\n

True or False<\/p>\n

5. The development of Cataracts may be accelerated by environmental factors.<\/p>\n

True or False<\/p>\n

6. Surgery can be a treatment for cataracts.<\/p>\n

True or False<\/p>\n

Answers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. True – a cataract is a cloudy area in the lens of an eye.<\/p>\n

2. False – cataracts develop slowly and painlessly and in fact, most people with a cataract do not even know that they have it.<\/p>\n

3. True – visual problems such as difficulty seeing at night, often in the form of “halos” around<\/p>\n

lights, are a symptom of a cataract.<\/p>\n

4. True – cataracts that are present at birth are called congenital cataracts.<\/p>\n

5. True – cataracts may be accelerated by environmental factors.<\/p>\n

6. True – cataract surgery may be required if the person is bothered by a cataract. Cataract surgery consists of removing the lens of the eye and replacing it with an artificial one.<\/p>\n

For more information on cataract surgery and other eye disorders visit our website at www.eyecarecaribbean.com or visit your Family Doctor or the nearest Health\/Eye Clinic.<\/p>\n

(courtesy of http:\/\/chealth.canoe.ca\/<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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