The Eye Center

06/17/2026

06/16/2026

Ask how often you need a dilated eye exam.
Getting a dilated eye exam is the single best thing you can do for your eye health. It’s the only way to find eye diseases early, when they’re easier to treat — and before they cause vision loss. Your eye doctor will decide how often you need an exam based on your risk for eye diseases. Ask your eye doctor what’s right for you.

06/12/2026

You may be able to slow down your development of cataracts.
Protecting your eyes from sunlight is the best way to do this. Wear sunglasses that screen out the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) light rays. You may also wear regular eyeglasses that have a clear, anti-UV coating. Talk with your eye doctor to learn more.

06/11/2026

What causes cataracts?
Most cataracts happen because of normal changes in your eyes as you get older.

When you’re young, the lens in your eye is clear. Around age 40, the proteins in the lens of your eye start to break down and clump together. This clump makes a cloudy area on your lens — known as a cataract. Over time, the cataract gets worse and makes more of your lens cloudy.

06/10/2026

Cataracts Symptoms
Here are some vision changes you may notice if you have a cataract:

Having blurry vision
Seeing double or a ghosted image out of the eye with cataract
Being extra sensitive to light (especially with oncoming headlights at night)
Having trouble seeing well at night, or needing more light when you read
Seeing bright colors as faded or yellow instead

06/08/2026

Vision Problems with Cataracts
If you have a cataract, your lens has become cloudy, like the bottom lens in the illustration. It is like looking through a foggy or dusty car windshield. Things look blurry, hazy or less colorful with a cataract.