The Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
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A cataract is a clouding of the eye's naturally clear lens. Your eye becomes like a window that is frosted or yellowed.
How quickly the cataract develops varies among individuals and may even be different between the two eyes. Most age-related cataracts progress gradually over a period of year
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