Cataract

The lens of an eye is normally clear. If the lens becomes cloudy (opacified) it is called a cataract.
Review Date: 08/22/2008
Reviewed By: Paul B. Griggs, MD, Department of Ophthalmology, Virginia Mason
Medical Center, Seattle, WA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare
Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director,
A.D.A.M., Inc.













