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CATARACTS FACTS • More than 22 million Americans 40 years and older have cataracts • More than 30 million Americans are expected to have cataracts by the year 2020 • Cataracts cause vision problems for 94 million people worldwide • Women are more likely to develop cataracts than men • There are more cases of cataracts worldwide than there are of glaucoma, macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy combined SYMPTOMS • INCREASED GLARE OR HALO • THINGS LOOK CLOUDY & FOGGY • BLURRY VISION • PROBLEMS DRIVING AT NIGHT • DOUBLE VISION • PROGRESSIVE LOSS OF SIGHT • NEARSIGHTEDNESS • COLORS LOOK FADED SOME CAUSES • AGING • SMOKING • DIABETES • EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE UV RAYS • GENETICS G M


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