Lindsey Christiansen
Cataracts are common among Utah residents’ ages 55 and older. According to the National Institutes of health, more than half of the people in the United States will have a cataract or have undergone cataract surgery by the age of 80. Most cataracts can be treated with surgery. Cataracts are usually treated with similar surgeries, but there are actually different types. These are the three most common types of cataracts not only in Utah, but worldwide:
According to allaboutvision.com, a subcapsular cataract occurs in the back of the lens. This type of cataract usually develops in people who have diabetes, or in people who are taking high doses of steroid medications. There are many Utah doctors who do surgery on this type of cataract.
Nuclear cataract develops in the nucleus of the lens. This type of cataract is extremely common because it doesn’t develop from any preexisting health condition. Most often times this type of cataract is simply due to aging. The treatment for nuclear cataracts is surgery. There are many Utah facilities that do this.
A cortical cataracts starts in the lens cortex, and develops in the periphery of the lens. They eventually work their way to the center. These cataracts are whitish and wedge-like. They interfere with the light that passes through the center of the lens. Like with the other cataracts, there are many Utah surgeons who treat these.
At the Mount Ogden & Bountiful Hills Eye Centers, the top LASIK eye surgery practice serving Salt Lake, Davis, and Weber Counties, we provide comprehensive eyecare, cataract surgery, and laser vision correction services to our patients with personal attention and expertise you can count on.
