Natural Home Remedies for Cataract

Cataract is a common eye disease. A cataract refers to an area of
the lens of a person's eye that has become whitish and opaque
instead of remaining clear. The result is that the person cannot
see clearly.
The crystalline lens, through which light travels into the interior of
the eye, is situated just behind the iris or colored portion of the
eye. In cataract, this lens becomes opaque, hence, seriously
hampering the entrance of light into the eye. Blindness ensues
when no light rays can permeate the opacity of the lens.

The first sign of cataract is blurred vision. The patient finds it
difficult to see things in focus. As the disease progresses, the
patient may get double vision or spots, or both. At first, vision in
twilight may be better than in full daylight since light is admitted
round the more widely-dilated pupil in the dark. In the advanced
stage, objects and persons may appear as mere blobs of light, and
there is a grayish-white discoloration in the pupil.

There are three factors which contribute to the loss of
transparency of the lens. These are deterioration in the nutrition
of the lens which diminishes the vitality and resistance of the
delicate lens fibres;, deposits of acids and salts between the lens
fibres which have an irritating effect on the lens tissues and exert
an increasing pressure on its delicate fibres, gradually destroying
them; and disintegration of lens fibres which cloud the entire lens
in the absence of appropriate measures.

As in the case of most diseases, poisons in the blood stream due to
dietetic errors and a faulty style of living, are the real cause of
cataract The toxic matter in the blood stream spreads throughout
the body to find shelter in any available weak spot. It strikes the
lens if it has become weak through strain, excessive use of the
eyes, and local irritation. The condition becomes worse with the
passage of time and then a cataract starts developing. Other
causes of cataract are stress and strain; excessive intake of
alcoholic drinks, sugar, and salt; smoking; certain physical ailments
such as gastro-intestinal or gall-bladder disturbances; diabetes;
vitamin deficiencies; fatty acid intolerance; ageing; radiation;
side-effects of drugs that have been prescribed for other diseases.