How to treat lens opacity

The lens is an important tissue in the eye structure. The appearance of lens opacity is an early symptom of cataracts, so it should be taken seriously. Generally, there will be a white fog in front of the eyes and blurred retina. With age, this phenomenon will worsen. Once this symptom occurs, patients should seek medical treatment in time to control the development of the disease in time. Only in this way can the health of the body be guaranteed.

Introduction

Mild opacity of the lens is the early stage of cataract. For some people, the opacity of the lens will gradually worsen with age, and eventually develop into blindness, and surgical treatment is necessary to restore sight. However, the opacity of the lens of most people is at this stage, developing slowly, or no longer developing, so there is no need to worry, and you can wait and see for a while. If diabetes is not controlled, diabetic cataracts will develop rapidly. Usually mild opacity will not affect vision, and it must be discovered during fundus examination.

Symptoms

When cataracts form in the lens, light entering the eye becomes difficult to enter the eyeball, and our vision becomes blurred. Severe cataracts can cause complete loss of vision.

complication

Early-stage lens opacity cataracts only make patients feel that there is a white fog in front of their eyes and their vision is blurred. If lens opacity and cataract develop to the middle and late stages and are not treated in time, many serious complications will occur, such as glaucoma and uveitis. Patients with severe cataracts will experience red eyes, eye pain accompanied by headaches, and a sharp decrease in vision or even loss of light sensitivity. If not treated promptly, it will cause permanent damage to the optic nerve, and even cataract surgery will not be able to save the vision. At the same time, the presence of cataracts can easily mask other fundus diseases and delay the treatment of other fundus diseases.

treat

Currently, surgical treatment can be performed for lens opacity that seriously affects vision and visual acuity. The surgical treatment will replace the lens and implant an artificial lens. However, since the artificial lens cannot obtain the various metabolic functions of the human lens, the artificial lens implanted after surgery will gradually become cloudy due to the invasion of free radicals. Therefore, treatment remains a short-term option.

Diet therapy and maintenance

If it is confirmed that the lens of the fundus begins to become cloudy and shows signs of cataract, it is best to first adopt conservative treatment methods and control the progression of the disease by adjusting the diet structure and changing eye habits. In order to ensure the normal physiological function of the fundus visual cells and prevent the corrosion of harmful free radicals, it is recommended to consume more dark green vegetables in the diet [1], because dark green vegetables contain lutein, which is a visual nutrient element that can directly reach the fundus discovered by the medical community. Lutein can provide the fundus with the nutritional needs, and on the other hand, it has strong antioxidant properties and can scavenge free radicals. It plays a key role in protecting the fundus, slowing down the progression of lens opacity, and maintaining the eye after implantation of artificial lenses. If the condition is considered serious, you can take lutein supplements directly.

Changing eye habits can reduce exposure to electronic products. Avoid radiation and blue light damage. Increase time spent outdoors. When reading books and newspapers, maintain correct posture and control the time to avoid excessive eye strain.