What Causes Cataracts?
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1. Age-Related Cataracts
The vast majority of cataracts occur as a natural part of aging. They often develop slowly and may not affect vision immediately. More than 90 percent of people have cataracts by the time they turn 65, and about half of those between ages 75 and 80 sustain some vision loss due to cataracts.1‘Cataract.’ Cataract | Kellogg Eye Center | Michigan Medicine, www.umkelloggeye.org/conditions-treatments/cataract.
Age-related cataracts may develop in one or both eyes. If they affect both eyes, the cataracts may progress at different rates, and the cataract in one eye may cause more visual issues than the cataract in the other eye.2‘Cataracts: What They Are, Causes, Symptoms, Surgery, Recovery Time.’ Cleveland Clinic, my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/8589-cataracts.
