Answer true or false to the following questions:
Answers:
1.
True - a cataract is a cloudy area in the lens of an eye.
2.
False - cataracts develop slowly and painlessly and in fact, most people with a cataract do not even know that they have it.
3.
True - visual problems such as difficulty seeing at night, often in the form of "halos" around lights, are a symptom of a cataract.
4.
True - cataracts that are present at birth are called congenital cataracts.
5.
True - cataracts may be accelerated by environmental factors.
6.
True - cataract surgery may be required if the person is bothered by a cataract. Cataract surgery consists of removing the lens of the eye and replacing it with an artificial one.
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