At what age does one typically get cataracts?

In many cases, cataracts are age-related, appearing first when a person is in his or her 40s or 50s, but not affecting vision until after age 60. In other cases ... Cataracts typically cause no symptoms until they have grown large enough to interfere significantly with the passage of light through the lens. read more

It important to explain what a typical cataract formation means. The lens of the eye which sits right behind our pupil is normally transparent but like every part of the body the aging process is inevitable. In case of this lens it results in progressive hardening followed by progressive laziness. By definition ANY haze in the lens is called cataract. read more

In infants and young children, cataracts may also be one symptom of a metabolic disease affecting the body's processing of carbohydrates, amino acids, calcium or copper. Cataracts are the world's leading cause of blindness, accounting for approximately 42 percent of all cases of blindness in all nations. In the United States, most cataracts are age-related, affecting more than half of all Americans older than 65 to some degree. read more

About one to two percent of all cataract surgery patients are as young as me, according to Dr. David Chang, clinical spokesman for the American Academy of Ophthalmology. But many more people in their 40s probably have cataracts already forming in one or both eyes and just don’t know it yet. A cataract is a clouding of the eye’s lens. read more